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Auto repair shops in Marquette County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Marquette County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,302 of 2,378 scored counties
#50 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,156 a household
- Spending per listing
- $404K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.6
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,927
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Marquette County comes to about $8.1M a year: $1,156 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That works out to $404K per shop, 9% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Marquette County has 20 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.6, 33% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Marquette County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 776 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Marquette County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Marquette County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,302 of 2,378 scored counties and #50 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Marquette 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 | Marquette County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.6 | 20.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $404K | $511K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 776 | 890 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,156 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,681 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Marquette 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 Marquette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,927+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,987
- Median age
- 49.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $65,681+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,123
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,800
- Daytime population
- 12,809Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 50Marquette County, WI | 48 | 20 | 28.6 | $404K | +2.1% | #1,302 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Marquette 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 Marquette County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 auto repair shops in Marquette County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Marquette County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.1M a year, or $1,156 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $404K 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 6,987 households in Marquette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marquette County, WI compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Marquette County has 28.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $404K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Marquette County would have about 18, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 776 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Marquette County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Marquette County at 15,927 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,987 households. Median household income in Marquette County is $65,681, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.6%, 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. Marquette County scores 48 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,302 of 2,378 scored counties.
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