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Auto repair and car care businesses in Polk County, WI
The auto repair and car care businesses in Polk County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #569 of 2,401 scored counties
#25 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 74
- 13 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,240 a household
- Spending per listing
- $327K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.9
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,803
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 74 auto repair and car care businesses in Polk County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 37.9 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Polk County spend about $24.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,240 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. Spread across 74 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $327K per business, 22% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Polk County was 34 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 575 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 59 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $874K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Polk County.
Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Polk County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #569 of 2,401 scored counties and #25 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Polk 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.
| Measure | Polk County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.9 | 34.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $327K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 575 | 706 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +1.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,240 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,219 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 340.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 127
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 59Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7413 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $874K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,803+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 19,542
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 914 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $77,219+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,913
- Median home value
- $271,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,552
- Daytime population
- 37,385Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Polk County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bayfield County, WI | 89 | 16 | 21.5 | $544K | +3.4% | #24 of 2,401 |
| 2Pierce County, WI | 88 | 46 | 29.0 | $448K | +3.1% | #31 of 2,401 |
| 3Adams County, WI | 83 | 23 | 24.2 | $460K | +5.2% | #78 of 2,401 |
| 4Oconto County, WI | 80 | 55 | 32.7 | $385K | +2.9% | #122 of 2,401 |
| 5Iowa County, WI | 78 | 27 | 26.7 | $443K | +1.0% | #155 of 2,401 |
| 6Door County, WI | 77 | 45 | 30.0 | $380K | +1.6% | #185 of 2,401 |
| 7Dane County, WI | 77 | 663 | 26.4 | $373K | +4.9% | #186 of 2,401 |
| 8Calumet County, WI | 75 | 54 | 25.3 | $470K | +2.9% | #218 of 2,401 |
| 9Portage County, WI | 74 | 87 | 29.3 | $388K | +2.2% | #246 of 2,401 |
| 10Walworth County, WI | 74 | 135 | 31.3 | $379K | +0.8% | #248 of 2,401 |
| 25Polk County, WI | 64 | 74 | 37.9 | $327K | +1.7% | #569 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Polk County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Polk County, WI?
Polk County has 74 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 59 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Polk County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.2M a year, or $1,240 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $327K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,542 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, WI compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Polk County has 37.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $327K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Polk County would have about 90, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 575 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 45,803 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,542 households. Median household income in Polk County is $77,219, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.7%, 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. Polk County scores 64 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #569 of 2,401 scored counties.
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