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Auto repair shops in Kenosha County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Kenosha County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #727 of 2,378 scored counties
#25 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
146
18 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
65
+3.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$75.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,097 a household
Spending per listing
$518K
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.2
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
168,448
−0.4% 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 Kenosha County comes to about $75.6M a year: $1,097 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $518K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Kenosha County has 146 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 21.2 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Kenosha County in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,060 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 87 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $555K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Kenosha County.

Population estimates show Kenosha County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Kenosha County is 60 (upper middle), #727 of 2,378 scored counties and #25 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Kenosha 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 Kenosha County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureKenosha CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.220.721.5
Spending per listing$518K$511K$445K
Households per official establishment1,060890955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.2%−1.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,097$1,061$958
Median household income$81,239$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score6058

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
63 → 65+3.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
303
Annual payroll, 2023
$16M
One-person businesses, 2023
87Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
14618 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
170The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$555K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
168,448−0.4% since 2020
Households
68,904
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
272 sq. mi.
People per square mile
620
Median household income
$81,239+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,301
Median home value
$265,500
Jobs located here
76,591
Daytime population
157,773Residents 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 Kenosha 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
25Kenosha County, WI6014621.2$518K−0.4%#727 of 2,378

Other business types in Kenosha County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 146 auto repair shops in Kenosha County. 18 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 87 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $75.6M a year, or $1,097 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 146 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $518K 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 68,904 households in Kenosha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kenosha County has 21.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $518K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Kenosha County would have about 170, against 146 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,060 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Kenosha County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Kenosha County at 168,448 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 68,904 households. Median household income in Kenosha County is $81,239, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Kenosha County scores 60 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #727 of 2,378 scored counties.

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