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Collision repair and body shops in the Fond du Lac, WI metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Fond du Lac, WI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #325 of 381 scored metro areas
#13 of 13 scored metro areas based 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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What this means
The Fond du Lac metro area scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #325 of 381 scored metro areas and #13 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Fond du Lac metro area spend about $47.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,090 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 19 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.5M per shop, 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.
The Fond du Lac metro area has 19 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Fond du Lac metro area in 2023. 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 the Fond du Lac metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Fond du Lac metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Fond du Lac metro area 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.
| Measure | Fond du Lac metro area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,883 | 3,522 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/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 score | 30 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Fond du Lac metro area, 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 the Fond du Lac metro area
- 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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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Wisconsin for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Wisconsin (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Fond du Lac metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison, WI | 79 | 65 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +4.1% | #12 of 381 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 66 | 378 | 2.6 | $4.3M | +2.6% | #83 of 381 |
| 2Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 65 | 17 | 2.3 | $4.4M | +1.4% | #92 of 381 |
| 3Kenosha, WI | 64 | 17 | 2.5 | $4.4M | −0.4% | #96 of 381 |
| 4Green Bay, WI | 58 | 40 | 2.9 | $3.7M | +2.5% | #146 of 381 |
| 5Sheboygan, WI | 55 | 14 | 2.8 | $3.7M | 0.0% | #162 of 381 |
| 6Eau Claire, WI | 52 | 22 | 3.1 | $3.6M | +2.6% | #185 of 381 |
| 7Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 51 | 27 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +0.4% | #194 of 381 |
| 8La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 50 | 27 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +0.4% | #204 of 381 |
| 9Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 47 | 184 | 2.8 | $3.4M | 0.0% | #215 of 381 |
| 13Fond du Lac, WI | 30 | 19 | 4.4 | $2.5M | +0.5% | #325 of 381 |
Other business types in the Fond du Lac metro area
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 care56
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops30
- Car washes and detailing68
- Tire shops75
- Oil change and quick lube43
- Gas stations34
- Insurance agencies43
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 the Fond du Lac, WI metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 collision repair and body shops in the Fond du Lac metro area. 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 the Fond du Lac, WI metro area 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 the Fond du Lac metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fond du Lac, WI metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Fond du Lac metro area 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, the Fond du Lac metro area 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 the Fond du Lac, WI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Fond du Lac metro area 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 the Fond du Lac metro area 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. The Fond du Lac metro area scores 30 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #325 of 381 scored metro areas.
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