Auto · Small-town market · Minnesota
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Fairmont, MN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Fairmont, MN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #439 of 538 scored small-town markets
#17 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 43
- 9 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,052 a household
- Spending per listing
- $216K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.6
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,440
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, the Fairmont area has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #439 of 538 scored small-town markets and #17 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 auto repair and car care businesses in the Fairmont area. 9 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 48.6 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in the Fairmont area spend about $9.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,052 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $216K of household spending for each business on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Fairmont area in 2023. That is one for every 520 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Fairmont area declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Fairmont area compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Fairmont area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.6 | 33.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $216K | $330K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 520 | 665 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,052 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,507 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 439 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Fairmont 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 Fairmont area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,440−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 8,839
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 712 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $59,507+12.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,458
- Median home value
- $163,500
- Jobs located here
- 8,052
- Daytime population
- 18,159Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Minnesota for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with the Fairmont area marked.
Top small-town markets in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brainerd, MN | 72 | 187 | 44.2 | $261K | +4.3% | #71 of 538 |
| 2Winona, MN | 69 | 77 | 38.0 | $287K | +1.8% | #88 of 538 |
| 3Alexandria, MN | 68 | 68 | 38.8 | $299K | +2.6% | #98 of 538 |
| 4Austin, MN | 67 | 62 | 39.4 | $287K | +2.3% | #109 of 538 |
| 5Detroit Lakes, MN | 66 | 62 | 43.0 | $286K | +0.9% | #116 of 538 |
| 6Grand Rapids, MN | 66 | 83 | 44.8 | $259K | +0.9% | #118 of 538 |
| 7Faribault-Northfield, MN | 64 | 96 | 40.9 | $281K | +4.2% | #136 of 538 |
| 8Bemidji, MN | 63 | 74 | 40.7 | $278K | +1.8% | #154 of 538 |
| 9Fergus Falls, MN | 61 | 118 | 46.9 | $254K | +1.6% | #173 of 538 |
| 10Albert Lea, MN | 60 | 51 | 39.7 | $277K | −1.5% | #180 of 538 |
| 17Fairmont, MN | 32 | 43 | 48.6 | $216K | −2.8% | #439 of 538 |
Other business types in the Fairmont 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 Fairmont, MN area?
There are 43 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Fairmont area as of September 2026. 9 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Fairmont, MN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.3M a year, or $1,052 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $216K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,839 households in the Fairmont area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fairmont, MN area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Fairmont area has 48.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $216K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Fairmont area would have about 35, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 520 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is the Fairmont, MN area growing?
Population estimates put the Fairmont area at 19,440 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,839 households. Median household income in the Fairmont area is $59,507, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.7%, 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 Fairmont area scores 32 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #439 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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