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Auto repair shops in Clark County, WI

The auto repair shops in Clark County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,325 of 2,378 scored counties
#51 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
32
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
25
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$15M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,166 a household
Spending per listing
$468K
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.9
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
35,052
+1.2% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Clark County comes to about $15M a year: $1,166 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That works out to $468K per shop, 5% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Clark County has 32 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.9, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in Clark County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 514 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 47 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Clark County.

Population estimates show Clark County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Clark County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,325 of 2,378 scored counties and #51 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Clark County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Clark County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.920.721.5
Spending per listing$468K$511K$445K
Households per official establishment514890955
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−1.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,166$1,061$958
Median household income$67,400$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score4758

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 250.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
72
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
47Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
321 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
35,052+1.2% since 2020
Households
12,839
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,210 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$67,400+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,875
Median home value
$172,800
Jobs located here
11,412
Daytime population
33,473Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Clark County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bayfield County, WI8868.1$1.5M+3.4%#32 of 2,378
2Adams County, WI831212.6$881K+5.2%#68 of 2,378
3Pierce County, WI822717.0$764K+3.1%#77 of 2,378
4Calumet County, WI772913.6$876K+2.9%#163 of 2,378
5Oconto County, WI773017.8$706K+2.9%#167 of 2,378
6Dane County, WI7541216.4$601K+4.9%#214 of 2,378
7Walworth County, WI697918.3$648K+0.8%#365 of 2,378
8Shawano County, WI693822.0$517K+1.7%#384 of 2,378
9Iowa County, WI681716.8$703K+1.0%#405 of 2,378
10Monroe County, WI683720.2$545K+0.6%#426 of 2,378
51Clark County, WI473224.9$468K+1.2%#1,325 of 2,378

Other business types in Clark County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Clark County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 auto repair shops in Clark County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 47 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Clark County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $15M a year, or $1,166 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $468K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,839 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clark County, WI compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Clark County has 24.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $468K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Clark County would have about 34, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 514 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 Clark County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 35,052 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,839 households. Median household income in Clark County is $67,400, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.8%, 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. Clark County scores 47 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,325 of 2,378 scored counties.

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