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Auto repair and car care businesses in Waupaca County, WI
How Waupaca County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,177 of 2,401 scored counties
#51 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 92
- 23 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- −9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,159 a household
- Spending per listing
- $284K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.8
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,461
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,159 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Waupaca County spend about $26.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $284K of household spending for each business on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Waupaca County has 92 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 25%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 40.8 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in Waupaca County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 594 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 52 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Waupaca County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, Waupaca County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,177 of 2,401 scored counties and #51 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Waupaca 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 | Waupaca County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.8 | 34.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $284K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 594 | 706 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.5% | +1.2% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,159 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,830 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 38−9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 128
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 52Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9223 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The 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 Waupaca 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 Waupaca County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,461−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 22,571
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 748 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 69
- Median household income
- $72,830+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,820
- Median home value
- $211,400
- Jobs located here
- 18,125
- Daytime population
- 43,135Residents 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 Waupaca 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 |
| 51Waupaca County, WI | 51 | 92 | 40.8 | $284K | −0.6% | #1,177 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Waupaca 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 Waupaca County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 92 auto repair and car care businesses in Waupaca County. 23 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 52 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Waupaca County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $26.2M a year, or $1,159 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $284K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,571 households in Waupaca County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waupaca County, WI compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Waupaca County has 40.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $284K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Waupaca County would have about 97, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 594 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Waupaca County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Waupaca County at 51,461 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,571 households. The median household income in Waupaca County is $72,830 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Waupaca County scores 51 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,177 of 2,401 scored counties.
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