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Collision repair and body shops in Montcalm County, MI
How Montcalm 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 · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #911 of 1,327 scored counties
#36 of 49 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,086 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,406
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 collision repair and body shops in Montcalm County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Montcalm County comes to about $26.6M a year: $1,086 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per shop, 34% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Montcalm County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,451 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Montcalm County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montcalm County grew 4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Montcalm County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #911 of 1,327 scored counties and #36 of 49 scored counties in Michigan.
How Montcalm 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 | Montcalm County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,451 | 3,669 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,086 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,344 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Montcalm 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 Montcalm County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,406+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 24,511
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 705 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $67,344+36.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,730
- Median home value
- $185,500
- Jobs located here
- 14,213
- Daytime population
- 56,186Residents 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 Montcalm 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 |
| 36Montcalm County, MI | 40 | 13 | 5.3 | $2M | +4.1% | #911 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Montcalm 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 care41
- Auto repair shops44
- Collision repair and body shops40
- Car washes and detailing55
- Tire shops64
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations36
- Insurance agencies46
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 Montcalm County, MI?
There are 13 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Montcalm County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Montcalm County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $26.6M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 24,511 households in Montcalm County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montcalm County, MI compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Montcalm County has 5.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Montcalm County would have about 9, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,451 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Montcalm County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Montcalm County at 69,406 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,511 households. The median household income in Montcalm County is $67,344 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.2% 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. Montcalm County scores 40 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #911 of 1,327 scored counties.
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