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Collision repair and body shops in Eaton County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Eaton County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #136 of 1,327 scored counties
#3 of 49 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $48.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,067 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.1M
- 96% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 109,581
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 collision repair and body shops in Eaton County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in Eaton County spend about $48.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,067 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $6.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 96% above 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.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Eaton County in 2023. That is one for every 5,048 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.8M has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Eaton County.
Population estimates show Eaton County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Eaton County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #136 of 1,327 scored counties and #3 of 49 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Eaton 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.
| Measure | Eaton County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $6.1M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,048 | 3,669 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,067 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $79,597 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Eaton 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 Eaton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 109,581+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 45,428
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 190
- Median household income
- $79,597+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,970
- Median home value
- $216,900
- Jobs located here
- 46,164
- Daytime population
- 108,771Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Eaton County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Livingston County, MI | 77 | 17 | 2.2 | $5.6M | +1.7% | #98 of 1,327 |
| 2Monroe County, MI | 76 | 14 | 2.2 | $5.1M | +0.7% | #112 of 1,327 |
| 3Eaton County, MI | 74 | 8 | 1.8 | $6.1M | +0.4% | #136 of 1,327 |
| 4Lapeer County, MI | 74 | 9 | 2.6 | $4.6M | +1.0% | #139 of 1,327 |
| 5Washtenaw County, MI | 73 | 24 | 1.6 | $6.4M | −0.4% | #148 of 1,327 |
| 6Cass County, MI | 71 | 5 | 2.4 | $4.9M | +0.2% | #185 of 1,327 |
| 7Midland County, MI | 69 | 10 | 2.9 | $3.8M | +0.3% | #238 of 1,327 |
| 8Jackson County, MI | 68 | 16 | 2.6 | $4M | −0.4% | #259 of 1,327 |
| 9Barry County, MI | 67 | 8 | 3.3 | $3.7M | +2.2% | #280 of 1,327 |
| 10St. Clair County, MI | 67 | 20 | 2.9 | $3.6M | +0.1% | #284 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Eaton County
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 care63
- Auto repair shops68
- Collision repair and body shops74
- Car washes and detailing68
- Tire shops58
- Oil change and quick lube25
- Gas stations56
- Insurance agencies27
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 Eaton County, MI?
There are 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Eaton County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Eaton County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $48.5M 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 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $6.1M 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 45,428 households in Eaton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Eaton County, MI compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Eaton County has 1.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $6.1M, 96% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Eaton County would have about 16, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,048 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Eaton County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Eaton County at 109,581 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,428 households. The median household income in Eaton County is $79,597 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Eaton County scores 74 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #136 of 1,327 scored counties.
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