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Auto repair shops in Vilas County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Vilas County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #513 of 2,378 scored counties
#16 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 26
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,062 a household
- Spending per listing
- $455K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.3
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,761
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,062 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Vilas County spend about $11.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $455K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Vilas County has 26 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.3, 8% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Vilas County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,592 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Vilas County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Vilas County is 66 (upper middle), #513 of 2,378 scored counties and #16 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Vilas 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 | Vilas County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.3 | 20.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $455K | $511K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,592 | 890 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,062 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,431 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 264 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Vilas 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 Vilas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,761+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,147
- Median age
- 53.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 858 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $68,431+45.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,583
- Median home value
- $300,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,876
- Daytime population
- 22,608Residents 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 |
| 16Vilas County, WI | 66 | 26 | 23.3 | $455K | +2.9% | #513 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Vilas 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 Vilas County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 auto repair shops in Vilas County. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Vilas County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.8M a year, or $1,062 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $455K 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 11,147 households in Vilas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vilas County, WI compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Vilas County has 23.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $455K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Vilas County would have about 27, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,592 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Vilas County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Vilas County at 23,761 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,147 households. Median household income in Vilas County is $68,431, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.4%, 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. Vilas County scores 66 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #513 of 2,378 scored counties.
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