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Auto repair and car care businesses in Hubbard County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Hubbard County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #934 of 2,401 scored counties
#35 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
39
6 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,211 a household
Spending per listing
$278K
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
43.5
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,369
+4.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,211 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in Hubbard County spend about $10.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $278K of household spending for each business on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

Hubbard County has 39 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 43.5 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hubbard County in 2023. That is one for every 472 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $430K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hubbard County.

Population estimates show Hubbard County grew 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hubbard County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #934 of 2,401 scored counties and #35 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Hubbard County 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.

Auto repair and car care in Hubbard County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureHubbard CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households43.533.535.7
Spending per listing$278K$330K$269K
Households per official establishment472665681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.1%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,211$1,108$958
Median household income$71,995$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5667

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 19
Employees, 2023
59
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
37Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
396 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$430K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hubbard County, 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 Hubbard County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,369+4.6% since 2020
Households
8,964
Median age
48.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
926 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$71,995+27.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,977
Median home value
$282,600
Jobs located here
5,633
Daytime population
18,175Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Hubbard County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, MN8925424.1$504K+6.9%#27 of 2,401
2Carver County, MN8610625.7$506K+6.6%#42 of 2,401
3Pine County, MN814738.1$321K+5.5%#110 of 2,401
4Dakota County, MN7949628.4$400K+3.9%#145 of 2,401
5Cass County, MN784837.3$317K+4.2%#171 of 2,401
6Wabasha County, MN763639.3$317K+0.7%#213 of 2,401
7Pope County, MN751122.2$562K+0.8%#216 of 2,401
8Clay County, MN758732.9$328K+3.6%#235 of 2,401
9Wright County, MN7421038.9$341K+11.1%#253 of 2,401
10Aitkin County, MN742433.2$333K+3.5%#255 of 2,401
35Hubbard County, MN563943.5$278K+4.6%#934 of 2,401

Other business types in Hubbard County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Hubbard County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 auto repair and car care businesses in Hubbard County. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Hubbard County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $10.9M a year, or $1,211 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $278K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,964 households in Hubbard County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hubbard County, MN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Hubbard County has 43.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $278K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Hubbard County would have about 40, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 472 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Hubbard County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Hubbard County at 22,369 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,964 households. The median household income in Hubbard County is $71,995 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. 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. Hubbard County scores 56 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #934 of 2,401 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Hubbard County

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