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Collision repair and body shops in the Iron Mountain, MI-WI area
The collision repair and body shops in the Iron Mountain, MI-WI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #307 of 387 scored small-town markets
#12 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $991 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,575
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Iron Mountain area scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #307 of 387 scored small-town markets and #12 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $991 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in the Iron Mountain area spend about $14M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The Iron Mountain area has 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Iron Mountain area in 2023. That is one for every 1,763 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Iron Mountain area grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Iron Mountain 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 | Iron Mountain area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,763 | 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 | $991 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,552 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Iron Mountain 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 Iron Mountain area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,575+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 14,102
- Median age
- 47.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,249 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $64,552+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,223
- Median home value
- $157,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,062
- Daytime population
- 33,133Residents 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 Iron Mountain 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 |
| 12Iron Mountain, MI-WI | 34 | 6 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +0.4% | #307 of 387 |
Other business types in the Iron Mountain 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 care26
- Auto repair shops24
- Collision repair and body shops34
- Car washes and detailing45
- Tire shops37
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations31
- Insurance agencies37
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 Iron Mountain, MI-WI area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 collision repair and body shops in the Iron Mountain area. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Iron Mountain, MI-WI area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14M a year, or $991 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 14,102 households in the Iron Mountain area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Iron Mountain, MI-WI area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Iron Mountain area has 4.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Iron Mountain area would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,763 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Iron Mountain, MI-WI area growing?
Population estimates put the Iron Mountain area at 30,575 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,102 households. Median household income in the Iron Mountain area is $64,552, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.8%, 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 Iron Mountain area scores 34 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #307 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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