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Auto repair and car care businesses in Sheboygan County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Sheboygan County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,035 of 2,401 scored counties
#46 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 186
- 49 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 67
- −8.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,039 a household
- Spending per listing
- $278K
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.4
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,047
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,039 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Sheboygan County spend about $51.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 186 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $278K per business, 3% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Sheboygan County has 186 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 49 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 37.4 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Sheboygan County was 67 in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 742 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 78 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Sheboygan County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sheboygan County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, Sheboygan County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #1,035 of 2,401 scored counties and #46 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Sheboygan 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 | Sheboygan County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.4 | 34.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $278K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 742 | 706 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.2% | +1.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,039 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,094 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 73 → 67−8.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 327
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 78Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18649 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 192The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $3.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,0470.0% since 2020
- Households
- 49,725
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 512 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 231
- Median household income
- $73,094+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,780
- Median home value
- $232,700
- Jobs located here
- 58,857
- Daytime population
- 120,358Residents 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 Sheboygan 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 |
| 46Sheboygan County, WI | 54 | 186 | 37.4 | $278K | 0.0% | #1,035 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Sheboygan County
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 care54
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops60
- Car washes and detailing57
- Tire shops75
- Oil change and quick lube35
- Gas stations48
- Insurance agencies29
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 Sheboygan County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 186 auto repair and car care businesses in Sheboygan County. 49 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019. Another 78 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Sheboygan County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $51.7M a year, or $1,039 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 186 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $278K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,725 households in Sheboygan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sheboygan County, WI compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Sheboygan County has 37.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $278K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Sheboygan County would have about 192, against 186 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 742 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Sheboygan County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Sheboygan County at 118,047 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,725 households. The median household income in Sheboygan County is $73,094 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Sheboygan County scores 54 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,035 of 2,401 scored counties.
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