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Auto repair shops in Otsego County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Otsego County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,671 of 2,378 scored counties
#59 of 74 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 33
- 7 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,070 a household
- Spending per listing
- $364K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.4
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,080
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 auto repair shops in Otsego County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 29.4 per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,070 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Otsego County spend about $12M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $364K per shop, 18% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Otsego County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 661 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $253K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Otsego County.
Population estimates show Otsego County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Otsego County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,671 of 2,378 scored counties and #59 of 74 scored counties in Michigan.
How Otsego 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 | Otsego County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.4 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $364K | $512K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 661 | 960 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,070 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,183 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 111
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 337 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $253K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Otsego 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 Otsego County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,080+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 11,231
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 515 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $68,183+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,599
- Median home value
- $219,700
- Jobs located here
- 8,813
- Daytime population
- 24,512Residents 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 Otsego 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 |
| 59Otsego County, MI | 40 | 33 | 29.4 | $364K | +3.8% | #1,671 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Otsego County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Otsego County, MI?
There are 33 auto repair shops on map listings in Otsego County as of September 2026. 7 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Otsego County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12M a year, or $1,070 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $364K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,231 households in Otsego County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Otsego County, MI compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Otsego County has 29.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $364K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Otsego County would have about 27, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 661 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Otsego County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Otsego County at 26,080 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,231 households. The median household income in Otsego County is $68,183 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Otsego County scores 40 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,671 of 2,378 scored counties.
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