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Collision repair and body shops in Ogemaw County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Ogemaw County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,192 of 1,327 scored counties
#46 of 49 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,022 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,121
+1.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Ogemaw County is 25 (lower middle), #1,192 of 1,327 scored counties and #46 of 49 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Ogemaw County spend about $9.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,022 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 collision repair and body shops, that is $1.6M per shop, 48% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

There are 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Ogemaw County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Ogemaw County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 1,874 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates show Ogemaw County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureOgemaw CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.42.93.1
Spending per listing$1.6M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment1,8743,6693,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.1%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,022$1,022$958
Median household income$54,666$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score2551

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,121+1.6% since 2020
Households
9,370
Median age
49.7
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
564 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$54,666+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,376
Median home value
$154,900
Jobs located here
5,606
Daytime population
19,330Residents 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 Ogemaw 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
46Ogemaw County, MI2566.4$1.6M+1.6%#1,192 of 1,327

Other business types in Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 collision repair and body shops in Ogemaw County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $9.6M a year, or $1,022 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 9,370 households in Ogemaw County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ogemaw County has 6.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Ogemaw County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,874 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Ogemaw County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Ogemaw County at 21,121 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,370 households. Median household income in Ogemaw County is $54,666, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. Ogemaw County scores 25 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,192 of 1,327 scored counties.

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