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Auto repair shops in Lake County, MI
How Lake 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 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #75 of 2,378 scored counties
#2 of 74 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $936 a household
- Spending per listing
- $971K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,182
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 82 (high): #75 of 2,378 scored counties and #2 of 74 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 auto repair shops in Lake County. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 9.6 per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Lake County spend about $4.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $936 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $971K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.2 times 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 Lake County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,730 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates show Lake County grew 9.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $971K | $512K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,730 | 960 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $936 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,805 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $329K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,182+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,190
- Median age
- 49.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $50,805+36.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $61,678
- Median home value
- $133,900
- Jobs located here
- 1,541
- Daytime population
- 10,629Residents 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 Lake 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 |
Other business types in Lake 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 Lake County, MI?
Lake County has 5 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lake County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.9M a year, or $936 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $971K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,190 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, MI compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Lake County has 9.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $971K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lake County would have about 11, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,730 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 13,182 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,190 households. The median household income in Lake County is $50,805 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.1% 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. Lake County scores 82 for auto repair shops (high), #75 of 2,378 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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