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Collision repair and body shops in Cheboygan County, MI

The collision repair and body shops in Cheboygan County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,067 a household
Spending per listing
$11.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
25,793
+0.9% 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

At $1,067 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Cheboygan County spend about $11.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $11.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

Cheboygan County has 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Cheboygan County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,232 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Cheboygan County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, Cheboygan County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cheboygan County 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Cheboygan County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureCheboygan CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.92.93.1
Spending per listing$11.9M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,2323,6693,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.1%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,067$1,022$958
Median household income$62,875$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
11
Annual payroll, 2023
$504K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 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 Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,793+0.9% since 2020
Households
11,159
Median age
50.7
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
715 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$62,875+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,404
Median home value
$192,500
Jobs located here
5,273
Daytime population
21,951Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Cheboygan County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Livingston County, MI77172.2$5.6M+1.7%#98 of 1,327
2Monroe County, MI76142.2$5.1M+0.7%#112 of 1,327
3Eaton County, MI7481.8$6.1M+0.4%#136 of 1,327
4Lapeer County, MI7492.6$4.6M+1.0%#139 of 1,327
5Washtenaw County, MI73241.6$6.4M−0.4%#148 of 1,327
6Cass County, MI7152.4$4.9M+0.2%#185 of 1,327
7Midland County, MI69102.9$3.8M+0.3%#238 of 1,327
8Jackson County, MI68162.6$4M−0.4%#259 of 1,327
9Barry County, MI6783.3$3.7M+2.2%#280 of 1,327
10St. Clair County, MI67202.9$3.6M+0.1%#284 of 1,327
Cheboygan County, MINot scored10.9$11.9M+0.9%

Other business types in Cheboygan County

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Cheboygan County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 collision repair or body shop in Cheboygan County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in Cheboygan County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $11.9M a year, or $1,067 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, it comes to $11.9M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,159 households in Cheboygan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cheboygan County, MI compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Cheboygan County has 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Cheboygan County would have about 4, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,232 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Cheboygan County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Cheboygan County at 25,793 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,159 households. Median household income in Cheboygan County is $62,875, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Cheboygan County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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