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Auto repair shops in Waushara County, WI
How Waushara County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,021 of 2,378 scored counties
#38 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 29
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,181 a household
- Spending per listing
- $431K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.4
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,223
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 auto repair shops in Waushara County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That is 27.4 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,181 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in Waushara County spend about $12.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $431K per shop, 3% below 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 13 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Waushara County in 2023. That is one for every 814 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 44 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Waushara County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Waushara County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #1,021 of 2,378 scored counties and #38 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Waushara 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 | Waushara County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.4 | 20.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $431K | $511K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 814 | 890 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,181 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,107 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 291 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Waushara 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 Waushara County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,223+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 10,586
- Median age
- 50.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 626 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $67,107+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,592
- Median home value
- $203,100
- Jobs located here
- 5,727
- Daytime population
- 19,553Residents 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 |
| 38Waushara County, WI | 54 | 29 | 27.4 | $431K | +2.8% | #1,021 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Waushara 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 Waushara County, WI?
Waushara County has 29 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Waushara County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.5M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $431K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,586 households in Waushara County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waushara County, WI compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Waushara County has 27.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $431K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Waushara County would have about 28, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 814 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Waushara County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Waushara County at 25,223 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,586 households. The median household income in Waushara County is $67,107 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Waushara County scores 54 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,021 of 2,378 scored counties.
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