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Collision repair and body shops in Fond du Lac County, WI

How Fond du Lac County, WI 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #876 of 1,327 scored counties
#33 of 45 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
19
2 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$47.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,090 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
42% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
104,669
+0.5% 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

At $1,090 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Fond du Lac County spend about $47.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 20% 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 19 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Fond du Lac County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 11%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Fond du Lac County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,883 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Fond du Lac County.

Population estimates show Fond du Lac County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Fond du Lac County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #876 of 1,327 scored counties and #33 of 45 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Fond du Lac County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Fond du Lac County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureFond du Lac CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.43.23.1
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,8833,5223,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,090$1,061$958
Median household income$74,275$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score4150

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 15
Employees, 2023
52
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
192 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac County

Population, 2025 estimate
104,669+0.5% since 2020
Households
43,243
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
720 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$74,275+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,084
Median home value
$222,800
Jobs located here
49,885
Daytime population
99,843Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Fond du Lac County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Walworth County, WI8392.1$5.7M+0.8%#40 of 1,327
2Dane County, WI81471.9$5.3M+4.9%#60 of 1,327
3Pierce County, WI7653.2$4.1M+3.1%#122 of 1,327
4Oconto County, WI7253.0$4.2M+2.9%#175 of 1,327
5Manitowoc County, WI7082.3$4.8M+0.4%#210 of 1,327
6Kenosha County, WI66172.5$4.4M−0.4%#292 of 1,327
7Winnebago County, WI66172.3$4.4M+1.4%#293 of 1,327
8Ozaukee County, WI66102.6$4.3M+3.0%#294 of 1,327
9Columbia County, WI6462.5$4.9M−0.7%#328 of 1,327
10Brown County, WI64312.8$3.8M+2.6%#336 of 1,327
33Fond du Lac County, WI41194.4$2.5M+0.5%#876 of 1,327

Other business types in Fond du Lac County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Fond du Lac County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 collision repair and body shops in Fond du Lac County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in Fond du Lac County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $47.1M a year, or $1,090 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 43,243 households in Fond du Lac County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fond du Lac County, WI compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Fond du Lac County has 4.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Fond du Lac County would have about 15, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,883 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Fond du Lac County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Fond du Lac County at 104,669 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,243 households. Median household income in Fond du Lac County is $74,275, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.1%, 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. Fond du Lac County scores 41 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #876 of 1,327 scored counties.

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