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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Minden, LA area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Minden, LA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 9 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #536 of 538 scored small-town markets
#6 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 64
- 14 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +3.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $764 a household
- Spending per listing
- $171K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.6
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,948
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Minden area is 9 (very low), #536 of 538 scored small-town markets and #6 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 64 auto repair and car care businesses in the Minden area. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 44.6, 25% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Minden area comes to about $10.9M a year: $764 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 64 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $171K per business, 36% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in the Minden area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 512 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Minden area declined 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Minden area compares
The same measures for Louisiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses 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 | Minden area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.6 | 37.0 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $171K | $217K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 512 | 744 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.7% | +4.3% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $764 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $41,182 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 9 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28+3.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 156
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 52Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6414 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Minden area, 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 the Minden area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,948−5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,334
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 593 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $41,182+42.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,266
- Median home value
- $114,500
- Jobs located here
- 11,474
- Daytime population
- 32,614Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Louisiana for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Minden area marked.
Top small-town markets in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeRidder, LA | 59 | 47 | 34.2 | $268K | +0.2% | #187 of 538 |
| 2Natchitoches, LA | 45 | 44 | 30.3 | $265K | −3.5% | #316 of 538 |
| 3Ruston, LA | 45 | 66 | 35.7 | $224K | +0.1% | #323 of 538 |
| 4Bogalusa, LA | 45 | 60 | 33.9 | $223K | −0.9% | #324 of 538 |
| 5Opelousas, LA | 33 | 117 | 36.4 | $206K | −1.9% | #428 of 538 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 20 | 90 | 43.4 | $182K | −0.9% | #508 of 538 |
| 6Minden, LA | 9 | 64 | 44.6 | $171K | −5.2% | #536 of 538 |
| 7New Iberia, LA | 9 | 134 | 50.0 | $162K | −4.6% | #537 of 538 |
| 8Morgan City, LA | 7 | 84 | 45.5 | $168K | −5.3% | #538 of 538 |
Other business types in the Minden area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in the Minden, LA area?
The Minden area has 64 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 3.7% from 2019. Another 52 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Minden, LA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.9M a year, or $764 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $171K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,334 households in the Minden area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Minden, LA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Minden area has 44.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $171K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Minden area would have about 41, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 512 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Minden, LA area growing?
Population estimates put the Minden area at 34,948 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,334 households. Median household income in the Minden area is $41,182, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Minden area scores 9 for auto repair and car care businesses (very low), #536 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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