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Auto repair and car care businesses in Vernon County, WI
The auto repair and car care businesses in Vernon County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #384 of 2,401 scored counties
#16 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 39
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,098 a household
- Spending per listing
- $350K
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.4
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,443
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 auto repair and car care businesses in Vernon County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 31.4 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Vernon County comes to about $13.6M a year: $1,098 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $350K per business, 30% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Vernon County in 2023. That is one for every 690 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 43 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Vernon County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Vernon County is 69 (upper middle), #384 of 2,401 scored counties and #16 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Vernon 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 | Vernon County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.4 | 34.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $350K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 690 | 706 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,098 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,893 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 392 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 Vernon 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 Vernon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,443+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,424
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 792 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $71,893+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,506
- Median home value
- $223,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,856
- Daytime population
- 26,267Residents 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 Vernon 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 |
| 16Vernon County, WI | 69 | 39 | 31.4 | $350K | +2.4% | #384 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Vernon 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 Vernon County, WI?
There are 39 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Vernon County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) 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 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Vernon County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.6M a year, or $1,098 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $350K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,424 households in Vernon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vernon County, WI compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Vernon County has 31.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $350K, 30% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Vernon County would have about 51, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 690 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Vernon County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Vernon County at 31,443 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,424 households. Median household income in Vernon County is $71,893, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.1%, 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. Vernon County scores 69 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #384 of 2,401 scored counties.
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