Milwaukee, WI · Auto Repair
Auto Repair in Milwaukee, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 795 automotive repair and maintenance shops in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area in 2023, employing 4,659 people with $230 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
795
39th most of 387 US metro areas
4,659
5.9 per business, against 6.1 across all metros
$230 million
$49,371 per employee
83%
of businesses, against 82% across all metros
+2.3%
in the number of businesses (777 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Milwaukee.
- Milwaukee ranks 39th of 387 US metro areas by number of automotive repair and maintenance shops.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 5.9 employees.
- The market grew: 18 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps auto repair in Milwaukee.
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Questions
Auto Repair in Milwaukee
How many automotive repair and maintenance shops are there in Milwaukee?
795 in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 4,659 people and paid $230 million in annual payroll.
Is the Milwaukee market for auto repair growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 777 to 795 (+2.3%).
What does VERA do for auto repair in Milwaukee?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Milwaukee business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is automotive repair and maintenance shops, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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