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Auto repair shops in the Flint, MI metro area
The auto repair shops in the Flint, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #227 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 355
- 64 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 163
- −4.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $164.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $981 a household
- Spending per listing
- $462K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 401,093
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 355 auto repair shops in the Flint metro area. Of those, 64 are chain locations, or 18%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 21.2 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in the Flint metro area spend about $164.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $981 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $462K per shop, 4% above the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Flint metro area was 163 in 2023, down 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,027 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 278 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $151K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Flint metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Flint metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, the Flint metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #227 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.
How the Flint metro area compares
The same measures for Michigan and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair shops 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 | Flint metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.2 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $462K | $512K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,027 | 960 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.7% | +1.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $981 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,281 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 163−4.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,537
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $57.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 278Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 35564 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 369The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $151K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Flint metro area, 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 the Flint metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 401,093−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 167,334
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 637 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 633
- Median household income
- $62,281+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,062
- Median home value
- $182,400
- Jobs located here
- 125,696
- Daytime population
- 375,742Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Flint metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monroe, MI | 78 | 97 | 15.4 | $729K | +0.7% | #17 of 387 |
| 2Ann Arbor, MI | 75 | 186 | 12.4 | $828K | −0.4% | #30 of 387 |
| 3Midland, MI | 73 | 59 | 16.9 | $652K | +0.3% | #40 of 387 |
| 4Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 73 | 339 | 17.5 | $575K | +1.4% | #42 of 387 |
| 5Jackson, MI | 69 | 118 | 18.9 | $541K | −0.4% | #59 of 387 |
| 6Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 67 | 190 | 17.7 | $573K | +0.8% | #69 of 387 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 59 | 253 | 19.7 | $511K | +0.1% | #115 of 387 |
| 7Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 57 | 3,387 | 19.1 | $519K | +0.1% | #137 of 387 |
| 8Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 57 | 948 | 21.5 | $510K | +2.8% | #140 of 387 |
| 9Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 55 | 144 | 21.3 | $475K | +1.8% | #157 of 387 |
| 10Flint, MI | 47 | 355 | 21.2 | $462K | −1.1% | #227 of 387 |
Other business types in the Flint metro area
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 shops are in the Flint, MI metro area?
There are 355 auto repair shops on map listings in the Flint metro area as of September 2026. 64 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 163 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 4.7% from 2019. Another 278 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Flint, MI metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $164.1M a year, or $981 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 355 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $462K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 167,334 households in the Flint metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Flint, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Flint metro area has 21.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $462K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Flint metro area would have about 369, against 355 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,027 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Flint, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Flint metro area at 401,093 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 167,334 households. The median household income in the Flint metro area is $62,281 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% 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. The Flint metro area scores 47 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #227 of 387 scored metro areas.
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