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Collision repair and body shops in Manistee County, MI
How Manistee County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,087 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,656
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Manistee County spend about $11.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,087 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 24% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Manistee County has 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Manistee County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,640 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Manistee County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Manistee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Manistee 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 | Manistee County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,640 | 3,669 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,087 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,516 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 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 Manistee 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 Manistee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,656+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 10,561
- Median age
- 49.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 542 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $63,516+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,176
- Median home value
- $182,200
- Jobs located here
- 6,248
- Daytime population
- 23,225Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Manistee County, MI | Not scored | 3 | 2.8 | $3.8M | +2.3% |
Other business types in Manistee 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 care46
- Auto repair shops56
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing48
- Tire shops58
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations37
- Insurance agencies68
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 Manistee County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 collision repair and body shops in Manistee County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Manistee County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.5M a year, or $1,087 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 10,561 households in Manistee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Manistee County, MI compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Manistee County has 2.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.8M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Manistee County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,640 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Manistee County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Manistee County at 25,656 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,561 households. Median household income in Manistee County is $63,516, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.9%, 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. Manistee County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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