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Collision repair and body shops in Rock County, WI

How Rock 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #623 of 1,327 scored counties
#24 of 45 scored counties 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,083 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Rock County spend about $72.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 26 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.8M per shop, 9% 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 26 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Rock County as of September 2026. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Rock County 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.

Population estimates show Rock County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Rock County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #623 of 1,327 scored counties and #24 of 45 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Rock 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 Rock County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureRock CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.93.23.1
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,5373,5223,689
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 score5250

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 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 Rock 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 Rock County

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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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 Rock 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
24Rock County, WI52263.9$2.8M+1.7%#623 of 1,327

Other business types in Rock County

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Rock County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 collision repair and body shops in Rock County. 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 Rock County, WI 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. 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 67,201 households in Rock County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rock County 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 U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Rock County 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 Rock County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Rock County at 166,472 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,201 households. Median household income in Rock County is $75,673, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, 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. Rock County scores 52 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #623 of 1,327 scored counties.

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