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Collision repair and body shops in Wayne County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Wayne County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #608 of 1,327 scored counties
#23 of 49 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 166
- 11 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 153
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $615M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $878 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,769,038
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Wayne County comes to about $615M a year: $878 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 20% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Wayne County has 166 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Wayne County was 153 in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,579 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Wayne County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wayne County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Wayne County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #608 of 1,327 scored counties and #23 of 49 scored counties in Michigan.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,579 | 3,669 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | −4.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $878 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,539 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 170 → 153−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 709
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16611 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 200The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,769,038−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 700,591
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 612 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,897
- Median household income
- $60,539+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,609
- Median home value
- $178,500
- Jobs located here
- 669,243
- Daytime population
- 1,771,020Residents 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 Wayne 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 |
| 23Wayne County, MI | 52 | 166 | 2.4 | $3.7M | −1.1% | #608 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Wayne 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 care32
- Auto repair shops38
- Collision repair and body shops52
- Car washes and detailing30
- Tire shops47
- Oil change and quick lube12
- Gas stations28
- Insurance agencies48
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 Wayne County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 166 collision repair and body shops in Wayne County. 11 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 153 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Wayne County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $615M a year, or $878 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 166 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 700,591 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, MI compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Wayne County has 2.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.7M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Wayne County would have about 200, against 166 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,579 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Wayne County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 1,769,038 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 700,591 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $60,539, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Wayne County scores 52 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #608 of 1,327 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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