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Auto repair and car care businesses in Outagamie County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,037 of 2,401 scored counties
#47 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
318
91 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
140
+14.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$87.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,120 a household
Spending per listing
$276K
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.6
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
195,894
+2.6% 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

Households in Outagamie County spend about $87.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,120 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $276K of household spending for each business on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 318 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Outagamie County as of September 2026. Of those, 91 are chain locations, or 29%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 40.6, 14% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 140 businesses with payroll in Outagamie County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 560 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 143 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $6.1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Outagamie County.

Population estimates put the population change in Outagamie County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Outagamie County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #1,037 of 2,401 scored counties and #47 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Outagamie 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 Outagamie County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureOutagamie CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.634.535.7
Spending per listing$276K$307K$269K
Households per official establishment560706681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.8%+1.2%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,120$1,061$958
Median household income$85,069$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5466

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
122 → 140+14.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
999
Annual payroll, 2023
$57.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
143Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
31891 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
327The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$6.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
195,894+2.6% since 2020
Households
78,382
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
638 sq. mi.
People per square mile
302
Median household income
$85,069+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,086
Median home value
$267,300
Jobs located here
112,656
Daytime population
204,040Residents 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 Outagamie 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
47Outagamie County, WI5431840.6$276K+2.6%#1,037 of 2,401

Other business types in Outagamie 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 Outagamie County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 318 auto repair and car care businesses in Outagamie County. 91 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 140 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. Another 143 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $87.8M a year, or $1,120 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 318 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $276K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,382 households in Outagamie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Outagamie County has 40.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $276K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Outagamie County would have about 327, against 318 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 560 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Outagamie County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Outagamie County at 195,894 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,382 households. The median household income in Outagamie County is $85,069 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Outagamie County scores 54 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,037 of 2,401 scored counties.

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