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Collision repair and body shops in St. Croix County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in St. Croix County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #581 of 1,327 scored counties
#21 of 45 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
20
6 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$49.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,313 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
98,276
+4.7% 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

Households in St. Croix County spend about $49.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,313 per household, 37% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 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.

There are 20 collision repair and body shops on map listings in St. Croix County as of September 2026. 6 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 5.3 per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in St. Croix County in 2023. That is one for every 2,885 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Croix County grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). St. Croix County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #581 of 1,327 scored counties and #21 of 45 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How St. Croix 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 St. Croix County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Croix CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.33.23.1
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,8853,5223,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,313$1,061$958
Median household income$103,046$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5450

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 13
Employees, 2023
56
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
206 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 St. Croix 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 St. Croix County

Population, 2025 estimate
98,276+4.7% since 2020
Households
37,511
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
722 sq. mi.
People per square mile
133
Median household income
$103,046+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,955
Median home value
$377,700
Jobs located here
37,396
Daytime population
80,378Residents 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 St. Croix 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
21St. Croix County, WI54205.3$2.5M+4.7%#581 of 1,327

Other business types in St. Croix 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 St. Croix County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 collision repair and body shops in St. Croix County. 6 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in St. Croix County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $49.3M a year, or $1,313 per household. That is 37% above the U.S. average (an index of 137, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 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 37,511 households in St. Croix County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Croix County has 5.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 71% 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, St. Croix County would have about 16, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,885 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is St. Croix County, WI growing?

Population estimates put St. Croix County at 98,276 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,511 households. Median household income in St. Croix County is $103,046, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.6%, 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. St. Croix County scores 54 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #581 of 1,327 scored counties.

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