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Collision repair and body shops in Ontonagon County, MI

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,013 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
5,823
+0.4% 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

There are no collision repair and body shops on map listings in Ontonagon County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Ontonagon County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Ontonagon County comes to about $3.2M a year: $1,013 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Ontonagon County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Ontonagon County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureOntonagon CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.02.93.1
Spending per listingn/a$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,6693,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.1%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,013$1,022$958
Median household income$54,398$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,823+0.4% since 2020
Households
3,149
Median age
58.5
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,311 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$54,398
Average household income
$67,617
Median home value
$111,700
Jobs located here
1,117
Daytime population
5,087Residents 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 Ontonagon 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
Ontonagon County, MINot scored00.0n/a+0.4%

Other business types in Ontonagon County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Ontonagon County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no collision repair and body shops in Ontonagon County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Ontonagon County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3.2M a year, or $1,013 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,149 households in Ontonagon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ontonagon County has no collision repair and body shops on map listings. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Ontonagon County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Ontonagon County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Ontonagon County at 5,823 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,149 households. The median household income in Ontonagon County is $54,398 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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