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Collision repair and body shops in the Alpena, MI area
The collision repair and body shops in the Alpena, MI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #325 of 387 scored small-town markets
#14 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $920 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,853
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, the Alpena area has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #325 of 387 scored small-town markets and #14 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 collision repair and body shops in the Alpena area. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $920 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in the Alpena area spend about $12M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in the Alpena area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 1,860 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Alpena area declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Alpena area compares
The same measures for Michigan and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the collision repair and body 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 | Alpena area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,860 | 3,669 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $920 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $53,950 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Alpena area, 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 the Alpena area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,853−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 13,019
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 572 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $53,950+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,418
- Median home value
- $153,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,363
- Daytime population
- 29,194Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Michigan for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Alpena area marked.
Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Owosso, MI | 71 | 8 | 2.8 | $3.9M | −0.4% | #54 of 387 |
| 2Holland, MI | 64 | 15 | 3.3 | $3.6M | +2.1% | #93 of 387 |
| 3Marquette, MI | 63 | 8 | 2.8 | $3.6M | +2.3% | #98 of 387 |
| 4Sturgis, MI | 58 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.2M | +0.1% | #121 of 387 |
| 5Cadillac, MI | 53 | 8 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +2.0% | #163 of 387 |
| 6Adrian, MI | 49 | 15 | 3.9 | $2.8M | −1.6% | #195 of 387 |
| 7Big Rapids, MI | 48 | 8 | 4.8 | $2.2M | +4.7% | #211 of 387 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 47 | 12 | 4.1 | $2.6M | +0.3% | #214 of 387 |
| 8Coldwater, MI | 46 | 7 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +2.5% | #226 of 387 |
| 9Alma, MI | 44 | 6 | 4.1 | $2.7M | −1.1% | #242 of 387 |
| 14Alpena, MI | 30 | 5 | 3.8 | $2.4M | −0.1% | #325 of 387 |
Other business types in the Alpena area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care18
- Auto repair shops18
- Collision repair and body shops30
- Car washes and detailing25
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations28
- Insurance agencies53
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in the Alpena, MI area?
There are 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Alpena area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Alpena, MI area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12M a year, or $920 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,019 households in the Alpena area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Alpena, MI area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Alpena area has 3.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Alpena area would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,860 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Alpena, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Alpena area at 28,853 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,019 households. The median household income in the Alpena area is $53,950 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Alpena area scores 30 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #325 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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