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Auto repair shops in the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #201 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin

Listings
155
30 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
79
+5.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$72.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,083 a household
Spending per listing
$469K
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.1
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
166,472
+1.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 155 auto repair shops in the Janesville-Beloit metro area. 30 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.1, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in the Janesville-Beloit metro area spend about $72.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,083 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $469K per shop, 6% 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 79 businesses with payroll in the Janesville-Beloit metro area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 5.3% from 2019. That is one for every 851 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 107 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show the Janesville-Beloit metro area grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Janesville-Beloit metro area is 50 (upper middle), #201 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin.

How the Janesville-Beloit metro area 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 Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureJanesville-Beloit metro areaWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.120.721.5
Spending per listing$469K$511K$445K
Households per official establishment851890955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.3%−1.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,083$1,061$958
Median household income$75,673$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5058

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
79+5.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
376
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
107Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
15530 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
164The 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 Janesville-Beloit 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 Janesville-Beloit metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
166,472+1.7% since 2020
Households
67,201
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
718 sq. mi.
People per square mile
229
Median household income
$75,673+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,984
Median home value
$231,600
Jobs located here
69,632
Daytime population
154,793Residents 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 metro areas in Wisconsin for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Wisconsin (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Janesville-Beloit metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Wisconsin

Metro areas in Wisconsin ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison, WI7753517.7$575K+4.1%#22 of 387
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI722,53117.1$636K+2.6%#48 of 387
2Green Bay, WI6727820.4$537K+2.5%#72 of 387
3Oshkosh-Neenah, WI6412817.6$590K+1.4%#87 of 387
4Kenosha, WI6214621.2$518K−0.4%#98 of 387
5Appleton, WI5722322.4$508K+2.7%#141 of 387
6Wausau, WI5512221.1$535K+1.0%#154 of 387
7Fond du Lac, WI559020.8$524K+0.5%#155 of 387
8Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI551,22418.6$517K0.0%#156 of 387
9Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI5316820.9$508K+0.4%#174 of 387
11Janesville-Beloit, WI5015523.1$469K+1.7%#201 of 387

Other business types in the Janesville-Beloit metro area

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area?

There are 155 auto repair shops on map listings in the Janesville-Beloit metro area as of September 2026. 30 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019. Another 107 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $72.7M a year, or $1,083 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 155 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $469K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,201 households in the Janesville-Beloit metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

The Janesville-Beloit metro area has 23.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $469K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Janesville-Beloit metro area would have about 164, against 155 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 851 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Janesville-Beloit metro area at 166,472 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,201 households. The median household income in the Janesville-Beloit metro area is $75,673 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.8% 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 Janesville-Beloit metro area scores 50 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #201 of 387 scored metro areas.

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