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Auto repair shops in the Niles, MI metro area
The auto repair shops in the Niles, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #245 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 133
- 17 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 69
- +6.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $64M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,000 a household
- Spending per listing
- $481K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.8
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,444
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 133 auto repair shops in the Niles metro area. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 20.8 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Niles metro area comes to about $64M a year: $1,000 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $481K per shop, 8% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 69 businesses with payroll in the Niles metro area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 6.2% from 2019. That is one for every 928 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 98 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Niles metro area declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, the Niles metro area has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #245 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.
How the Niles metro 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 | Niles metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.8 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $481K | $512K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 928 | 960 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.2% | +1.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,000 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,425 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 69+6.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 295
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 98Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13317 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 144The 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 Niles metro 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 Niles metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,444−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 63,999
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 270
- Median household income
- $65,425+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,826
- Median home value
- $224,300
- Jobs located here
- 53,306
- Daytime population
- 143,817Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas 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 Niles metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monroe, MI | 78 | 97 | 15.4 | $729K | +0.7% | #17 of 387 |
| 2Ann Arbor, MI | 75 | 186 | 12.4 | $828K | −0.4% | #30 of 387 |
| 3Midland, MI | 73 | 59 | 16.9 | $652K | +0.3% | #40 of 387 |
| 4Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 73 | 339 | 17.5 | $575K | +1.4% | #42 of 387 |
| 5Jackson, MI | 69 | 118 | 18.9 | $541K | −0.4% | #59 of 387 |
| 6Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 67 | 190 | 17.7 | $573K | +0.8% | #69 of 387 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 59 | 253 | 19.7 | $511K | +0.1% | #115 of 387 |
| 7Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 57 | 3,387 | 19.1 | $519K | +0.1% | #137 of 387 |
| 8Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 57 | 948 | 21.5 | $510K | +2.8% | #140 of 387 |
| 9Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 55 | 144 | 21.3 | $475K | +1.8% | #157 of 387 |
| 12Niles, MI | 45 | 133 | 20.8 | $481K | −1.3% | #245 of 387 |
Other business types in the Niles metro 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 Niles, MI metro area?
The Niles metro area has 133 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 6.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 98 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Niles, MI metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $64M a year, or $1,000 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 133 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $481K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,999 households in the Niles metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Niles, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Niles metro area has 20.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $481K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Niles metro area would have about 144, against 133 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 928 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Niles, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Niles metro area at 152,444 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 63,999 households. The median household income in the Niles metro area is $65,425 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% 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. The Niles metro area scores 45 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #245 of 387 scored metro areas.
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