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Auto repair and car care businesses in Langlade County, WI

The auto repair and car care businesses in Langlade County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,769 of 2,401 scored counties
#64 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
35
5 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,002 a household
Spending per listing
$254K
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
39.4
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,534
+0.4% 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

At $1,002 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Langlade County spend about $8.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $254K per business, 5% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Langlade County has 35 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 14%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 39.4, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Langlade County in 2023. That is one for every 493 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Langlade County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Langlade County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,769 of 2,401 scored counties and #64 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Langlade 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 Langlade County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureLanglade CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households39.434.535.7
Spending per listing$254K$307K$269K
Households per official establishment493706681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.2%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,002$1,061$958
Median household income$55,878$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score3766

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 18
Employees, 2023
72
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
355 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 Langlade 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 Langlade County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,534+0.4% since 2020
Households
8,881
Median age
48.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
871 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$55,878+12.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,645
Median home value
$158,200
Jobs located here
7,265
Daytime population
17,277Residents 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 Langlade 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
64Langlade County, WI373539.4$254K+0.4%#1,769 of 2,401

Other business types in Langlade 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 Langlade County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 auto repair and car care businesses in Langlade County. 5 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 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $8.9M a year, or $1,002 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $254K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,881 households in Langlade County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Langlade County has 39.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $254K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Langlade County would have about 33, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 493 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Langlade County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Langlade County at 19,534 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,881 households. The median household income in Langlade County is $55,878 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.9% 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. Langlade County scores 37 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,769 of 2,401 scored counties.

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