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Collision repair and body shops in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area
The collision repair and body shops in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #215 of 381 scored metro areas
#9 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 184
- 26 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 163
- −5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $632.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $963 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,575,010
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area spend about $632.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $963 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 184 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.4M per shop, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area has 184 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area was 163 in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 4,027 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area is 47 (lower middle), #215 of 381 scored metro areas and #9 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin.
How the Milwaukee-Waukesha 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 | Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,027 | 3,522 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.8% | −5.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $963 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,218 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 163−5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 960
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $56.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18426 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 205The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Milwaukee-Waukesha 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,575,0100.0% since 2020
- Households
- 656,436
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,455 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,078
- Median household income
- $78,218+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,675
- Median home value
- $306,400
- Jobs located here
- 863,760
- Daytime population
- 1,652,441Residents 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha 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 |
Other business types in the Milwaukee-Waukesha 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 care61
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops47
- Car washes and detailing61
- Tire shops72
- Oil change and quick lube33
- Gas stations48
- Insurance agencies21
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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 184 collision repair and body shops in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area. 26 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 163 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $632.2M a year, or $963 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 184 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 656,436 households in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area has 2.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area would have about 205, against 184 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,027 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area at 1,575,010 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 656,436 households. Median household income in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area is $78,218, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area scores 47 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #215 of 381 scored metro areas.
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