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Collision repair and body shops in the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area
The collision repair and body shops in the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #251 of 381 scored metro areas
#11 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 26
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $72.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,083 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 166,472
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 collision repair and body shops in the Janesville-Beloit metro area. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in the Janesville-Beloit metro area spend about $72.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,083 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Janesville-Beloit metro area was 19 in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,537 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Janesville-Beloit metro area grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Janesville-Beloit metro area is 42 (lower middle), #251 of 381 scored metro areas and #11 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin.
How the Janesville-Beloit 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 | Janesville-Beloit metro area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,537 | 3,522 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.0% | −5.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,083 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,673 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19−5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 145
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 264 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 the Janesville-Beloit 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 Janesville-Beloit metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 166,472+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 67,201
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 718 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 229
- Median household income
- $75,673+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,984
- Median home value
- $231,600
- Jobs located here
- 69,632
- Daytime population
- 154,793Residents 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 Janesville-Beloit 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 |
| 11Janesville-Beloit, WI | 42 | 26 | 3.9 | $2.8M | +1.7% | #251 of 381 |
Other business types in the Janesville-Beloit 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 care59
- Auto repair shops50
- Collision repair and body shops42
- Car washes and detailing75
- Tire shops79
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations43
- Insurance agencies47
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 Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area?
The Janesville-Beloit metro area has 26 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $72.7M a year, or $1,083 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,201 households in the Janesville-Beloit metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Janesville-Beloit metro area has 3.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Janesville-Beloit metro area would have about 24, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,537 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Janesville-Beloit metro area at 166,472 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,201 households. The median household income in the Janesville-Beloit metro area is $75,673 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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 Janesville-Beloit metro area scores 42 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #251 of 381 scored metro areas.
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