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Vehicle wrap shop software in Michigan

Michigan had 1,365 auto body, paint, interior and glass shops employing 8,201 people, 7th among the 50 states (Census County Business Patterns, 2023), out of 5,800 automotive repair and maintenance businesses statewide, serving 4.1 million households (ACS 2024 1-year).

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Michigan market at a glance

Automotive body, paint, interior, and glass repair (NAICS 81112)1,365 establishments (2022: 1,358) · 8,201 employees · $472.7 million payroll
All automotive repair and maintenance (NAICS 8111)5,800 establishments · 34,055 employees
Top countiesWayne 195, Oakland 170, Macomb 147, Kent 92, Genesee 62, Ottawa 45, Kalamazoo 31, Washtenaw 29, Saginaw 27, Ingham 26
Top metro areas (whole-metro counts)Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI: 561; Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI: 169; Flint, MI: 62; Lansing-East Lansing, MI: 53; Kalamazoo-Portage, MI: 31; South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI: 30 (all states in the metro); Ann Arbor, MI: 29; Saginaw, MI: 27
Households per establishment3,027 (US: 3,143)
Population10,140,459
Households4,131,281
Household vehicles7,410,742 (1.79 per household)
Median household income$72,389
Top counties, vehicles (ACS 5-year)Wayne 1,098,674, Oakland 958,695, Macomb 644,859, Kent 467,459, Genesee 295,975, Washtenaw 257,545, Ottawa 227,206, Kalamazoo 191,722, Ingham 191,495, Livingston 161,420

Source: US Census Bureau: County Business Patterns (CBP) 2023, ACS 2024 1-year; city populations, Vintage 2024. US = 50 states + DC.

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Michigan window tint rules

Michigan bans all aftermarket tint on the windshield and front side windows except a strip in the top 4 inches (or above the factory shade band). Rear side and rear windows can be tinted to any darkness—no VLT minimum—if the vehicle keeps two outside rearview mirrors. Total solar reflectance on rear windows must stay under 35%. No compliance sticker is required.

Summary checked against MCL 257.709 (Michigan Vehicle Code, Act 300 of 1949, § 709, as amended through 2010 PA 258) on 2026-09-23. Verify current statutes before quoting.

Michigan window tint law: the short answer

Michigan wrap shop questions

How many vehicle wrap businesses are there in Michigan?
Census has no vinyl wrap category. Its closest, automotive body, paint, interior, and glass repair (NAICS 81112), counted 1,365 in Michigan in 2023, most in Wayne (195), Oakland (170), Macomb (147), Kent (92) and Genesee (62) (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
How many vehicles are there in Michigan?
Michigan households had 7,410,742 vehicles available, 1.79 per household (ACS 2024 1-year). By county, the most are in Wayne (1,098,674), Oakland (958,695), Macomb (644,859), Kent (467,459), Genesee (295,975) (ACS 2020-2024 5-year).

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Number of auto body, paint, interior and glass shops, CBP 2023.

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