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Auto repair shops in Ingham County, MI
How Ingham 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #609 of 2,378 scored counties
#25 of 74 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 200
- 35 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 88
- +3.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $108.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $926 a household
- Spending per listing
- $542K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.1
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 289,709
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 200 auto repair shops in Ingham County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 17.1 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Ingham County comes to about $108.4M a year: $926 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 200 auto repair shops, that is $542K per shop, 22% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 88 businesses with payroll in Ingham County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,331 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 99 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Ingham County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ingham County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ingham County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #609 of 2,378 scored counties and #25 of 74 scored counties in Michigan.
How Ingham 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 | Ingham County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.1 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $542K | $512K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,331 | 960 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.5% | +1.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $926 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,526 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 85 → 88+3.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 420
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 99Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20035 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 244The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Ingham 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 Ingham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 289,709+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 117,096
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 556 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 511
- Median household income
- $65,526+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,082
- Median home value
- $198,800
- Jobs located here
- 166,989
- Daytime population
- 339,161Residents 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 Ingham 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 |
| 25Ingham County, MI | 63 | 200 | 17.1 | $542K | +1.7% | #609 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Ingham 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 Ingham County, MI?
There are 200 auto repair shops on map listings in Ingham County as of September 2026. 35 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019. Another 99 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ingham County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $108.4M a year, or $926 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 200 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $542K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 117,096 households in Ingham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ingham County, MI compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Ingham County has 17.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $542K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Ingham County would have about 244, against 200 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,331 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Ingham County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Ingham County at 289,709 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 117,096 households. The median household income in Ingham County is $65,526 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% 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. Ingham County scores 63 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #609 of 2,378 scored counties.
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