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Collision repair and body shops in Washburn County, WI
The collision repair and body shops in Washburn County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,141 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,087
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,141 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Washburn County spend about $8.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.9M per shop, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Washburn County has 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Washburn County in 2023. That is one for every 1,892 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washburn County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Washburn County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Washburn 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 | Washburn County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,892 | 3,522 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,141 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,441 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $876K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Washburn 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 Washburn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,087+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 7,566
- Median age
- 51.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 797 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $63,441+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,270
- Median home value
- $226,100
- Jobs located here
- 5,324
- Daytime population
- 14,653Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Washburn County, WI | Not scored | 3 | 4.0 | $2.9M | +2.8% |
Other business types in Washburn 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 shops49
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations50
- 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 Washburn County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 collision repair and body shops in Washburn County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Washburn County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.6M a year, or $1,141 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 7,566 households in Washburn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washburn County, WI compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Washburn County has 4.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,892 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Washburn County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Washburn County at 17,087 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,566 households. Median household income in Washburn County is $63,441, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Washburn County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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