Auto · Small-town market · Michigan
Auto repair shops in the Mount Pleasant, MI area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Mount Pleasant, MI area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #252 of 538 scored small-town markets
#11 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 57
- 8 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $997 a household
- Spending per listing
- $436K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.9
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,691
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 57 auto repair shops in the Mount Pleasant area. 8 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 22.9 per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $997 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in the Mount Pleasant area spend about $24.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $436K per shop, 2% below 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 the Mount Pleasant area was 27 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 923 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 41 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show the Mount Pleasant area grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Mount Pleasant area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #252 of 538 scored small-town markets and #11 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan.
How the Mount Pleasant area 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 | Mount Pleasant area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.9 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $436K | $512K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 923 | 960 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +1.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $997 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,237 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 270.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 152
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 578 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The 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 the Mount Pleasant area, 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 the Mount Pleasant area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,691+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 24,914
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 573 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 113
- Median household income
- $55,237+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,389
- Median home value
- $170,400
- Jobs located here
- 26,182
- Daytime population
- 67,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Michigan for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Mount Pleasant area marked.
Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Big Rapids, MI | 71 | 34 | 20.3 | $516K | +4.7% | #69 of 538 |
| 2Holland, MI | 67 | 94 | 20.6 | $580K | +2.1% | #91 of 538 |
| 3Owosso, MI | 67 | 59 | 21.0 | $525K | −0.4% | #93 of 538 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 65 | 58 | 19.7 | $542K | +0.3% | #107 of 538 |
| 4Hillsdale, MI | 65 | 43 | 24.1 | $452K | 0.0% | #112 of 538 |
| 5Marquette, MI | 64 | 60 | 21.2 | $482K | +2.3% | #121 of 538 |
| 6Adrian, MI | 62 | 84 | 21.6 | $507K | −1.6% | #144 of 538 |
| 7Coldwater, MI | 61 | 35 | 20.7 | $494K | +2.5% | #157 of 538 |
| 8Houghton, MI | 57 | 31 | 20.1 | $508K | +1.8% | #191 of 538 |
| 9Alma, MI | 54 | 40 | 27.1 | $399K | −1.1% | #235 of 538 |
| 11Mount Pleasant, MI | 53 | 57 | 22.9 | $436K | +0.3% | #252 of 538 |
Other business types in the Mount Pleasant area
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 the Mount Pleasant, MI area?
The Mount Pleasant area has 57 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Mount Pleasant, MI area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.8M a year, or $997 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $436K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,914 households in the Mount Pleasant area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mount Pleasant, MI area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Mount Pleasant area has 22.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $436K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Mount Pleasant area would have about 56, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 923 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Mount Pleasant, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Mount Pleasant area at 64,691 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,914 households. The median household income in the Mount Pleasant area is $55,237 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Mount Pleasant area scores 53 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #252 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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