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Collision repair and body shops in Washington County, WI

How Washington 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #586 of 1,327 scored counties
#22 of 45 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
20
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
23
+4.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$65.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,150 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
139,238
+1.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 collision repair and body shops in Washington County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in Washington County spend about $65.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,150 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per shop, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,481 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Washington County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #586 of 1,327 scored counties and #22 of 45 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Washington 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 Washington County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.53.23.1
Spending per listing$3.3M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,4813,5223,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.6%−5.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,150$1,061$958
Median household income$96,359$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5350

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 23+4.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
93
Annual payroll, 2023
$6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
201 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
139,238+1.8% since 2020
Households
57,070
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
431 sq. mi.
People per square mile
320
Median household income
$96,359+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,246
Median home value
$344,800
Jobs located here
59,079
Daytime population
123,552Residents 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 Washington 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
22Washington County, WI53203.5$3.3M+1.8%#586 of 1,327

Other business types in Washington 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 Washington County, WI?

Washington County has 20 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Washington County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $65.6M a year, or $1,150 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,070 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has 3.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Washington County would have about 21, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,481 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 139,238 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,070 households. The median household income in Washington County is $96,359 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Washington County scores 53 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #586 of 1,327 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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