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Auto repair shops in Grand Traverse County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Grand Traverse County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,843 of 2,378 scored counties
#66 of 74 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 120
- 22 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 62
- +1.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,073 a household
- Spending per listing
- $360K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.8
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,729
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Grand Traverse County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,843 of 2,378 scored counties and #66 of 74 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Grand Traverse County comes to about $43.2M a year: $1,073 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 120 auto repair shops, that is $360K per shop, 19% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 120 auto repair shops on map listings in Grand Traverse County as of September 2026. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 18%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.8, 39% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Grand Traverse County was 62 in 2023, up 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 650 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Grand Traverse County. Population estimates put the population change in Grand Traverse County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Grand Traverse County 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 | Grand Traverse County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.8 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $360K | $512K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 650 | 960 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.6% | +1.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,073 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $81,647 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61 → 62+1.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 658
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 74Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12022 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
- 2
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,729+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 40,287
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 464 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 207
- Median household income
- $81,647+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,300
- Median home value
- $339,400
- Jobs located here
- 46,591
- Daytime population
- 102,841Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Grand Traverse County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Leelanau County, MI | 90 | 11 | 11.4 | $1.1M | +3.0% | #18 of 2,378 |
| 2Lake County, MI | 82 | 5 | 9.6 | $971K | +9.1% | #75 of 2,378 |
| 3Benzie County, MI | 82 | 15 | 19.5 | $587K | +3.1% | #89 of 2,378 |
| 4Alcona County, MI | 78 | 5 | 9.4 | $1.1M | +3.7% | #140 of 2,378 |
| 5Livingston County, MI | 78 | 125 | 16.4 | $766K | +1.7% | #148 of 2,378 |
| 6Cass County, MI | 75 | 35 | 16.5 | $694K | +0.2% | #205 of 2,378 |
| 7Monroe County, MI | 74 | 97 | 15.4 | $729K | +0.7% | #224 of 2,378 |
| 8Washtenaw County, MI | 73 | 186 | 12.4 | $828K | −0.4% | #250 of 2,378 |
| 9Clinton County, MI | 72 | 59 | 18.6 | $643K | +1.6% | #286 of 2,378 |
| 10Crawford County, MI | 71 | 10 | 16.0 | $595K | +5.7% | #311 of 2,378 |
| 66Grand Traverse County, MI | 35 | 120 | 29.8 | $360K | +1.4% | #1,843 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Grand Traverse County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Grand Traverse County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 120 auto repair shops in Grand Traverse County. 22 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 1.6% from 2019. Official counts list 74 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grand Traverse County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $43.2M a year, or $1,073 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 120 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $360K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,287 households in Grand Traverse County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grand Traverse County, MI compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Grand Traverse County has 29.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $360K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Grand Traverse County would have about 97, against 120 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 650 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Grand Traverse County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Grand Traverse County at 96,729 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,287 households. Median household income in Grand Traverse County is $81,647, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Grand Traverse County scores 35 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,843 of 2,378 scored counties.
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