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Auto repair shops in Montmorency County, MI

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $978 a household
Spending per listing
$534K
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.3
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,842
+7.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 auto repair shops in Montmorency County. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 18.3 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Montmorency County spend about $4.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $978 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $534K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 20% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Montmorency County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Montmorency County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Montmorency 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 Montmorency County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMontmorency CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.319.921.5
Spending per listing$534K$512K$445K
Households per official establishmentn/a960955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$978$1,022$958
Median household income$49,756$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
90 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 Montmorency 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 Montmorency County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,842+7.3% since 2020
Households
4,921
Median age
55.1
Homes lived in by their owners
88%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
547 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$49,756
Average household income
$63,313
Median home value
$158,600
Jobs located here
1,685
Daytime population
8,241Residents 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 Montmorency 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
Montmorency County, MINot scored918.3$534K+7.3%

Other business types in Montmorency County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

There are 9 auto repair shops on map listings in Montmorency County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Montmorency County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $4.8M a year, or $978 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $534K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,921 households in Montmorency County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montmorency County has 18.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $534K, 20% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Montmorency County would have about 11, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Montmorency County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Montmorency County at 9,842 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,921 households. The median household income in Montmorency County is $49,756 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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