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Auto repair and car care businesses in Green Lake County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Green Lake County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #484 of 2,401 scored counties
#21 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
21
3 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,071 a household
Spending per listing
$423K
57% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.3
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,305
+1.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Green Lake County comes to about $8.9M a year: $1,071 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 21 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $423K per business, 57% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 21 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Green Lake County as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 25.3 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Green Lake County in 2023. That is one for every 637 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 30 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Green Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Green Lake County is 66 (upper middle), #484 of 2,401 scored counties and #21 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Green Lake County 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.

Auto repair and car care in Green Lake County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureGreen Lake CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.334.535.7
Spending per listing$423K$307K$269K
Households per official establishment637706681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.2%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,071$1,061$958
Median household income$68,196$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score6666

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 13
Employees, 2023
80
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
30Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
213 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Green Lake County, 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 Green Lake County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,305+1.5% since 2020
Households
8,285
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
350 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$68,196+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,125
Median home value
$215,400
Jobs located here
5,671
Daytime population
16,001Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Green Lake County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bayfield County, WI891621.5$544K+3.4%#24 of 2,401
2Pierce County, WI884629.0$448K+3.1%#31 of 2,401
3Adams County, WI832324.2$460K+5.2%#78 of 2,401
4Oconto County, WI805532.7$385K+2.9%#122 of 2,401
5Iowa County, WI782726.7$443K+1.0%#155 of 2,401
6Door County, WI774530.0$380K+1.6%#185 of 2,401
7Dane County, WI7766326.4$373K+4.9%#186 of 2,401
8Calumet County, WI755425.3$470K+2.9%#218 of 2,401
9Portage County, WI748729.3$388K+2.2%#246 of 2,401
10Walworth County, WI7413531.3$379K+0.8%#248 of 2,401
21Green Lake County, WI662125.3$423K+1.5%#484 of 2,401

Other business types in Green Lake County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Green Lake County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 auto repair and car care businesses in Green Lake County. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Green Lake County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $8.9M a year, or $1,071 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $423K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,285 households in Green Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Green Lake County, WI compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Green Lake County has 25.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $423K, 57% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Green Lake County would have about 33, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 637 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Green Lake County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Green Lake County at 19,305 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,285 households. The median household income in Green Lake County is $68,196 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. 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. Green Lake County scores 66 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #484 of 2,401 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Green Lake County

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