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Auto repair shops in Milwaukee County, WI
The auto repair shops in Milwaukee County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,375 of 2,378 scored counties
#53 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 697
- 102 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 299
- −10.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $325.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $830 a household
- Spending per listing
- $467K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 924,216
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $830 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Milwaukee County spend about $325.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $467K 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 697 auto repair shops on map listings in Milwaukee County as of September 2026. 102 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 17.8 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 299 businesses with payroll in Milwaukee County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,312 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 320 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $6.3M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Milwaukee County.
Population estimates put the population change in Milwaukee County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, Milwaukee County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,375 of 2,378 scored counties and #53 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Milwaukee 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 | Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 20.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $467K | $511K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,312 | 890 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.7% | −1.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $830 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,435 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 335 → 299−10.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,579
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $81.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 320Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 697102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 732The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $6.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 924,216−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 392,399
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,837
- Median household income
- $64,435+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,836
- Median home value
- $230,700
- Jobs located here
- 496,935
- Daytime population
- 971,639Residents 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 Milwaukee 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 |
| 53Milwaukee County, WI | 46 | 697 | 17.8 | $467K | −1.5% | #1,375 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Milwaukee County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Milwaukee County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 697 auto repair shops in Milwaukee County. 102 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 299 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 320 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Milwaukee County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $325.6M a year, or $830 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 697 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $467K 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 392,399 households in Milwaukee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Milwaukee County, WI compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Milwaukee County has 17.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $467K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Milwaukee County would have about 732, against 697 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,312 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Milwaukee County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Milwaukee County at 924,216 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 392,399 households. Median household income in Milwaukee County is $64,435, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Milwaukee County scores 46 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,375 of 2,378 scored counties.
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