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Collision repair and body shops in Manitowoc County, WI
How Manitowoc 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #210 of 1,327 scored counties
#5 of 45 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,086 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 55% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,710
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,086 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Manitowoc County spend about $38.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $4.8M per shop, 55% above 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 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Manitowoc County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Manitowoc County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 4,399 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Manitowoc County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Manitowoc County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #210 of 1,327 scored counties and #5 of 45 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Manitowoc 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.
| Measure | Manitowoc County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,399 | 3,522 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,086 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,148 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $417K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,710+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,188
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 589 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $69,148+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,528
- Median home value
- $186,900
- Jobs located here
- 33,176
- Daytime population
- 74,436Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Manitowoc County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Walworth County, WI | 83 | 9 | 2.1 | $5.7M | +0.8% | #40 of 1,327 |
| 2Dane County, WI | 81 | 47 | 1.9 | $5.3M | +4.9% | #60 of 1,327 |
| 3Pierce County, WI | 76 | 5 | 3.2 | $4.1M | +3.1% | #122 of 1,327 |
| 4Oconto County, WI | 72 | 5 | 3.0 | $4.2M | +2.9% | #175 of 1,327 |
| 5Manitowoc County, WI | 70 | 8 | 2.3 | $4.8M | +0.4% | #210 of 1,327 |
| 6Kenosha County, WI | 66 | 17 | 2.5 | $4.4M | −0.4% | #292 of 1,327 |
| 7Winnebago County, WI | 66 | 17 | 2.3 | $4.4M | +1.4% | #293 of 1,327 |
| 8Ozaukee County, WI | 66 | 10 | 2.6 | $4.3M | +3.0% | #294 of 1,327 |
| 9Columbia County, WI | 64 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.9M | −0.7% | #328 of 1,327 |
| 10Brown County, WI | 64 | 31 | 2.8 | $3.8M | +2.6% | #336 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Manitowoc 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 care61
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops70
- Car washes and detailing77
- Tire shops78
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations52
- Insurance agencies38
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 Manitowoc County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 collision repair and body shops in Manitowoc County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Manitowoc County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $38.2M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 35,188 households in Manitowoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Manitowoc County, WI compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Manitowoc County has 2.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.8M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Manitowoc County would have about 12, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,399 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Manitowoc County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Manitowoc County at 81,710 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,188 households. Median household income in Manitowoc County is $69,148, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Manitowoc County scores 70 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #210 of 1,327 scored counties.
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