General auto repair in Wisconsin 1,828 establishments · 9,250 employees · 2024
Firms (WI)
1,828
Employment
9,250
Avg Annual Pay
$55,665
State Rank
#14 of 52
How Wisconsin compares to national
Metric
Wisconsin
National
Wisconsin vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,828
86,232
2.1% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$55,665
$57,862
-$2,197 (-3.8%)
Location quotient
1.26
1.00
26% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
5.1
4.6
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Year-over-year firm growth
+4.4%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.26 means general auto repair are 26% over-represented in Wisconsin's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 811111. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json