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Auto repair shops in Huron County, MI
How Huron County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,005 of 2,378 scored counties
#68 of 74 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 33
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +21.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,016 a household
- Spending per listing
- $435K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.3
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,530
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Huron County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #2,005 of 2,378 scored counties and #68 of 74 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 auto repair shops in Huron County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 23.3 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Huron County spend about $14.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,016 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $435K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Huron County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 21.7% from 2019. That is one for every 505 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $125K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Huron County. Population estimates put the population change in Huron County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Huron 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 | Huron County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.3 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $435K | $512K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 505 | 960 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.7% | +1.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,016 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,870 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 28+21.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 99
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 331 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $125K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Huron 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 Huron County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,530−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 14,150
- Median age
- 48.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $58,870+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,624
- Median home value
- $154,300
- Jobs located here
- 11,589
- Daytime population
- 29,753Residents 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 Huron 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 |
| 68Huron County, MI | 30 | 33 | 23.3 | $435K | −2.7% | #2,005 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Huron 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 shops are in Huron County, MI?
Huron County has 33 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 21.7% from 2019. Official counts list 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Huron County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.4M a year, or $1,016 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $435K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,150 households in Huron County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Huron County, MI compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Huron County has 23.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $435K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Huron County would have about 32, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 505 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Huron County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Huron County at 30,530 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,150 households. The median household income in Huron County is $58,870 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Huron County scores 30 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #2,005 of 2,378 scored counties.
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