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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Beaver Dam, WI area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Beaver Dam, WI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #100 of 538 scored small-town markets
#9 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 140
- 26 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- −13.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $40.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,124 a household
- Spending per listing
- $288K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.0
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 89,097
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 140 auto repair and car care businesses in the Beaver Dam area. 26 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 39.0 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Beaver Dam area comes to about $40.4M a year: $1,124 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That works out to $288K per business, 7% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 50 businesses with payroll in the Beaver Dam area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 718 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 98 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Beaver Dam area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Beaver Dam area declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, the Beaver Dam area has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #100 of 538 scored small-town markets and #9 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Beaver Dam area compares
The same measures for Wisconsin and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Beaver Dam area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.0 | 34.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $288K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 718 | 706 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.8% | +1.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,124 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,929 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50−13.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 207
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 98Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14026 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 150The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Beaver Dam area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Beaver Dam area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 89,097−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 35,910
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 876 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $75,929+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,922
- Median home value
- $231,900
- Jobs located here
- 34,764
- Daytime population
- 79,179Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wisconsin for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with the Beaver Dam area marked.
Top small-town markets in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shawano, WI | 83 | 62 | 33.2 | $341K | +1.4% | #13 of 538 |
| 2Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 82 | 135 | 31.3 | $379K | +0.8% | #16 of 538 |
| 3Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 81 | 87 | 29.3 | $388K | +2.2% | #20 of 538 |
| 4Menomonie, WI | 77 | 65 | 37.3 | $316K | +1.7% | #34 of 538 |
| 5Sparta, WI | 76 | 66 | 36.1 | $305K | +0.6% | #41 of 538 |
| 6Manitowoc, WI | 70 | 121 | 34.4 | $316K | +0.4% | #81 of 538 |
| 7Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 69 | 142 | 40.7 | $277K | +0.3% | #90 of 538 |
| 8Baraboo, WI | 69 | 116 | 41.4 | $273K | +1.3% | #91 of 538 |
| 9Beaver Dam, WI | 68 | 140 | 39.0 | $288K | −0.3% | #100 of 538 |
| 10Marinette, WI-MI | 62 | 113 | 38.4 | $278K | +0.3% | #161 of 538 |
Other business types in the Beaver Dam area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care68
- Auto repair shops57
- Collision repair and body shops57
- Car washes and detailing76
- Tire shops79
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations58
- Insurance agencies60
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in the Beaver Dam, WI area?
The Beaver Dam area has 140 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 13.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 98 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Beaver Dam, WI area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $40.4M a year, or $1,124 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 140 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $288K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,910 households in the Beaver Dam area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Beaver Dam, WI area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Beaver Dam area has 39.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $288K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Beaver Dam area would have about 150, against 140 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 718 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Beaver Dam, WI area growing?
Population estimates put the Beaver Dam area at 89,097 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,910 households. Median household income in the Beaver Dam area is $75,929, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Beaver Dam area scores 68 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #100 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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