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Auto repair and car care businesses in Isanti County, MN
How Isanti County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #429 of 2,401 scored counties
#15 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 64
- 14 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +13.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $21M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,291 a household
- Spending per listing
- $329K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.3
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,386
- +7.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,291 per household (35% above the U.S. average), households in Isanti County spend about $21M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 64 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $329K per business, 22% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 64 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Isanti County as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 22%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 39.3, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Isanti County in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 479 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 57 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Isanti County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Isanti County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #429 of 2,401 scored counties and #15 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Isanti 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.
| Measure | Isanti County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.3 | 33.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $329K | $330K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 479 | 665 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.3% | +3.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,291 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $87,440 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 34+13.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 131
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 57Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6414 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The 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 Isanti 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 Isanti County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,386+7.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,293
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $87,440+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,012
- Median home value
- $306,200
- Jobs located here
- 11,802
- Daytime population
- 32,103Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Isanti County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, MN | 89 | 254 | 24.1 | $504K | +6.9% | #27 of 2,401 |
| 2Carver County, MN | 86 | 106 | 25.7 | $506K | +6.6% | #42 of 2,401 |
| 3Pine County, MN | 81 | 47 | 38.1 | $321K | +5.5% | #110 of 2,401 |
| 4Dakota County, MN | 79 | 496 | 28.4 | $400K | +3.9% | #145 of 2,401 |
| 5Cass County, MN | 78 | 48 | 37.3 | $317K | +4.2% | #171 of 2,401 |
| 6Wabasha County, MN | 76 | 36 | 39.3 | $317K | +0.7% | #213 of 2,401 |
| 7Pope County, MN | 75 | 11 | 22.2 | $562K | +0.8% | #216 of 2,401 |
| 8Clay County, MN | 75 | 87 | 32.9 | $328K | +3.6% | #235 of 2,401 |
| 9Wright County, MN | 74 | 210 | 38.9 | $341K | +11.1% | #253 of 2,401 |
| 10Aitkin County, MN | 74 | 24 | 33.2 | $333K | +3.5% | #255 of 2,401 |
| 15Isanti County, MN | 68 | 64 | 39.3 | $329K | +7.3% | #429 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Isanti County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Isanti County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 64 auto repair and car care businesses in Isanti County. 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 34 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 57 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Isanti County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $21M a year, or $1,291 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $329K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,293 households in Isanti County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Isanti County, MN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Isanti County has 39.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $329K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Isanti County would have about 78, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 479 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Isanti County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Isanti County at 44,386 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,293 households. The median household income in Isanti County is $87,440 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% 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. Isanti County scores 68 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #429 of 2,401 scored counties.
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