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Auto repair shops in Midland County, MI
How Midland 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #364 of 2,378 scored counties
#13 of 74 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 59
- 7 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- −8.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $38.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,100 a household
- Spending per listing
- $652K
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.9
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,754
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 auto repair shops in Midland County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 12%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 16.9 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Midland County comes to about $38.5M a year: $1,100 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $652K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 47% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Midland County was 32 in 2023, down 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,094 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 46 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $45K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Midland County.
Population estimates show Midland County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Midland County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #364 of 2,378 scored counties and #13 of 74 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Midland 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 | Midland County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.9 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $652K | $512K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,094 | 960 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.6% | +1.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,100 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,705 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 32−8.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 178
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 46Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 597 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 87The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $45K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Midland 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 Midland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,754+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 34,993
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 518 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $77,705+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,160
- Median home value
- $195,400
- Jobs located here
- 33,850
- Daytime population
- 84,932Residents 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 Midland 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 |
| 13Midland County, MI | 69 | 59 | 16.9 | $652K | +0.3% | #364 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Midland 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 Midland County, MI?
There are 59 auto repair shops on map listings in Midland County as of September 2026. 7 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 8.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Midland County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $38.5M a year, or $1,100 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $652K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,993 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Midland County, MI compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Midland County has 16.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $652K, 47% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Midland County would have about 87, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,094 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Midland County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Midland County at 83,754 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,993 households. The median household income in Midland County is $77,705 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Midland County scores 69 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #364 of 2,378 scored counties.
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