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Auto repair shops in La Crosse County, WI
The auto repair shops in La Crosse County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,095 of 2,378 scored counties
#41 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 108
- 25 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- −10.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $52.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,019 a household
- Spending per listing
- $486K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.0
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 121,339
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 108 auto repair shops in La Crosse County. Of those, 25 are chain locations, or 23%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.0, 2% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,019 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in La Crosse County spend about $52.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $486K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 9% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in La Crosse County was 57 in 2023, down 10.9% from 2019. That is one for every 903 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 64 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $557K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in La Crosse County.
Population estimates put the population change in La Crosse County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, La Crosse County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #1,095 of 2,378 scored counties and #41 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How La Crosse 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 | La Crosse County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.0 | 20.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $486K | $511K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 903 | 890 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.9% | −1.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,019 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,013 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 64 → 57−10.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 322
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 64Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10825 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 118The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $557K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in La Crosse 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 La Crosse County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 121,339+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 51,497
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 452 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 267
- Median household income
- $73,013+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,214
- Median home value
- $257,000
- Jobs located here
- 72,448
- Daytime population
- 134,687Residents 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 La Crosse 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 |
| 41La Crosse County, WI | 52 | 108 | 21.0 | $486K | +0.3% | #1,095 of 2,378 |
Other business types in La Crosse 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 La Crosse County, WI?
There are 108 auto repair shops on map listings in La Crosse County as of September 2026. 25 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 10.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 64 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in La Crosse County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $52.5M a year, or $1,019 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 108 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $486K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,497 households in La Crosse County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Crosse County, WI compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
La Crosse County has 21.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $486K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, La Crosse County would have about 118, against 108 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 903 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is La Crosse County, WI growing?
Population estimates put La Crosse County at 121,339 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,497 households. The median household income in La Crosse County is $73,013 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. La Crosse County scores 52 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,095 of 2,378 scored counties.
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