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Auto repair shops in Eau Claire County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Eau Claire County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,010 of 2,378 scored counties
#37 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 102
- 26 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- −6.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $47.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,060 a household
- Spending per listing
- $465K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.8
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 109,033
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Eau Claire County comes to about $47.4M a year: $1,060 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $465K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 102 auto repair shops on map listings in Eau Claire County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.8, 6% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Eau Claire County in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 799 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 48 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $6.3M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Eau Claire County.
Population estimates put the population change in Eau Claire County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Eau Claire County is 54 (upper middle), #1,010 of 2,378 scored counties and #37 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Eau Claire 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.
| Measure | Eau Claire County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.8 | 20.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $465K | $511K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 799 | 890 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.7% | −1.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,060 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,546 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 60 → 56−6.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 324
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 48Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10226 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 107The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $6.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 109,033+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 44,726
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 638 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $74,546+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,242
- Median home value
- $261,000
- Jobs located here
- 60,899
- Daytime population
- 119,781Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Eau Claire County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bayfield County, WI | 88 | 6 | 8.1 | $1.5M | +3.4% | #32 of 2,378 |
| 2Adams County, WI | 83 | 12 | 12.6 | $881K | +5.2% | #68 of 2,378 |
| 3Pierce County, WI | 82 | 27 | 17.0 | $764K | +3.1% | #77 of 2,378 |
| 4Calumet County, WI | 77 | 29 | 13.6 | $876K | +2.9% | #163 of 2,378 |
| 5Oconto County, WI | 77 | 30 | 17.8 | $706K | +2.9% | #167 of 2,378 |
| 6Dane County, WI | 75 | 412 | 16.4 | $601K | +4.9% | #214 of 2,378 |
| 7Walworth County, WI | 69 | 79 | 18.3 | $648K | +0.8% | #365 of 2,378 |
| 8Shawano County, WI | 69 | 38 | 22.0 | $517K | +1.7% | #384 of 2,378 |
| 9Iowa County, WI | 68 | 17 | 16.8 | $703K | +1.0% | #405 of 2,378 |
| 10Monroe County, WI | 68 | 37 | 20.2 | $545K | +0.6% | #426 of 2,378 |
| 37Eau Claire County, WI | 54 | 102 | 22.8 | $465K | +3.0% | #1,010 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Eau Claire County
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 Eau Claire County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 102 auto repair shops in Eau Claire County. 26 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019. Another 48 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Eau Claire County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $47.4M a year, or $1,060 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $465K 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 44,726 households in Eau Claire County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Eau Claire County, WI compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Eau Claire County has 22.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $465K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Eau Claire County would have about 107, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 799 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Eau Claire County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Eau Claire County at 109,033 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,726 households. Median household income in Eau Claire County is $74,546, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Eau Claire County scores 54 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,010 of 2,378 scored counties.
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