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Collision repair and body shops in Mason County, MI

The collision repair and body shops in Mason 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 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,033 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,040
0.0% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Mason County comes to about $13.2M a year: $1,033 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.3M per shop, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

Mason County has 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Mason County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,134 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mason County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Mason County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Mason 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 Mason County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMason CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.12.93.1
Spending per listing$3.3M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,1343,6693,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.1%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,033$1,022$958
Median household income$64,748$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 6
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 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 Mason 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 Mason County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,0400.0% since 2020
Households
12,801
Median age
47.3
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
495 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$64,748+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,702
Median home value
$219,600
Jobs located here
8,586
Daytime population
26,202Residents 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 Mason 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
Mason County, MINot scored43.1$3.3M0.0%

Other business types in Mason 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 Mason County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 collision repair and body shops in Mason County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $13.2M a year, or $1,033 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 12,801 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mason County has 3.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,134 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Mason County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Mason County at 29,040 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,801 households. Median household income in Mason County is $64,748, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Mason County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Mason County

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