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Auto repair shops in Menominee County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Menominee County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #361 of 2,378 scored counties
#12 of 74 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
14
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,015 a household
Spending per listing
$751K
69% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.5
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,941
−2.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,015 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Menominee County spend about $10.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 14 auto repair shops, that is $751K per shop, 69% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Menominee County has 14 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 13.5 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Menominee County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,727 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Menominee County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, Menominee County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #361 of 2,378 scored counties and #12 of 74 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Menominee 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.

Auto repair shops in Menominee County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMenominee CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.519.921.5
Spending per listing$751K$512K$445K
Households per official establishment1,727960955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,015$1,022$958
Median household income$56,435$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6956

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 6
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$783K
One-person businesses, 2023
32Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
140 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Menominee 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 Menominee County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,941−2.2% since 2020
Households
10,361
Median age
48.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,044 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$56,435+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,398
Median home value
$151,800
Jobs located here
7,063
Daytime population
21,316Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Menominee County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Leelanau County, MI901111.4$1.1M+3.0%#18 of 2,378
2Lake County, MI8259.6$971K+9.1%#75 of 2,378
3Benzie County, MI821519.5$587K+3.1%#89 of 2,378
4Alcona County, MI7859.4$1.1M+3.7%#140 of 2,378
5Livingston County, MI7812516.4$766K+1.7%#148 of 2,378
6Cass County, MI753516.5$694K+0.2%#205 of 2,378
7Monroe County, MI749715.4$729K+0.7%#224 of 2,378
8Washtenaw County, MI7318612.4$828K−0.4%#250 of 2,378
9Clinton County, MI725918.6$643K+1.6%#286 of 2,378
10Crawford County, MI711016.0$595K+5.7%#311 of 2,378
12Menominee County, MI691413.5$751K−2.2%#361 of 2,378

Other business types in Menominee County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Menominee County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 auto repair shops in Menominee County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Menominee County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $10.5M a year, or $1,015 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $751K 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 10,361 households in Menominee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Menominee County, MI compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Menominee County has 13.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $751K, 69% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Menominee County would have about 24, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,727 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Menominee County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Menominee County at 22,941 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,361 households. Median household income in Menominee County is $56,435, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Menominee County scores 69 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #361 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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