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Auto repair shops in Sawyer County, WI
The auto repair shops in Sawyer County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #561 of 2,378 scored counties
#18 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,027 a household
- Spending per listing
- $565K
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.2
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,846
- +4.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 auto repair shops in Sawyer County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 18.2 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,027 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Sawyer County spend about $9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $565K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 27% 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.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Sawyer County in 2023. That is one for every 881 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Sawyer County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sawyer County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #561 of 2,378 scored counties and #18 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sawyer 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 | Sawyer County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.2 | 20.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $565K | $511K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 881 | 890 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,027 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,801 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Sawyer 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 Sawyer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,846+4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,810
- Median age
- 50.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,258 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $60,801+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,432
- Median home value
- $236,200
- Jobs located here
- 6,857
- Daytime population
- 18,074Residents 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 Sawyer 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 |
| 18Sawyer County, WI | 64 | 16 | 18.2 | $565K | +4.0% | #561 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Sawyer 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 Sawyer County, WI?
There are 16 auto repair shops on map listings in Sawyer County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sawyer County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9M a year, or $1,027 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $565K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,810 households in Sawyer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sawyer County, WI compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Sawyer County has 18.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $565K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Sawyer County would have about 20, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 881 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Sawyer County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Sawyer County at 18,846 people in 2025, up 4.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,810 households. The median household income in Sawyer County is $60,801 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.4% 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. Sawyer County scores 64 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #561 of 2,378 scored counties.
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