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Auto repair shops in Sheboygan County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #947 of 2,378 scored counties
#32 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
102
15 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
53
−14.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$51.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,039 a household
Spending per listing
$507K
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.5
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
118,047
0.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 102 auto repair shops in Sheboygan County. 15 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 20.5 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Sheboygan County spend about $51.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,039 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $507K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 14% 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 Sheboygan County was 53 in 2023, down 14.5% from 2019. That is one for every 938 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 62 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Sheboygan County.

Population estimates show Sheboygan County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Sheboygan County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #947 of 2,378 scored counties and #32 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureSheboygan CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.520.721.5
Spending per listing$507K$511K$445K
Households per official establishment938890955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−14.5%−1.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,039$1,061$958
Median household income$73,094$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5558

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
62 → 53−14.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
246
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
62Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10215 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
116The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$3.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
118,0470.0% since 2020
Households
49,725
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
512 sq. mi.
People per square mile
231
Median household income
$73,094+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,780
Median home value
$232,700
Jobs located here
58,857
Daytime population
120,358Residents 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 Sheboygan 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
32Sheboygan County, WI5510220.5$507K0.0%#947 of 2,378

Other business types in Sheboygan County

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

Questions

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

There are 102 auto repair shops on map listings in Sheboygan County as of September 2026. 15 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 14.5% from 2019. Official counts list 62 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $51.7M a year, or $1,039 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $507K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,725 households in Sheboygan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sheboygan County has 20.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $507K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Sheboygan County would have about 116, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 938 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Sheboygan County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Sheboygan County at 118,047 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,725 households. The median household income in Sheboygan County is $73,094 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Sheboygan County scores 55 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #947 of 2,378 scored counties.

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