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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Mankato, MN metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Mankato, MN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #169 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 151
- 39 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 72
- −1.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,117 a household
- Spending per listing
- $300K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.2
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 104,907
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Mankato metro area comes to about $45.4M a year: $1,117 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 151 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $300K per business, 12% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Mankato metro area has 151 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 37.2 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Mankato metro area was 72 in 2023, down 1.4% from 2019. That is one for every 564 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 99 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Mankato metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Mankato metro area grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Mankato metro area is 54 (upper middle), #169 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota.
How the Mankato metro 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 | Mankato metro area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.2 | 33.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $300K | $330K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 564 | 665 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.4% | +3.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,117 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,808 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 72−1.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 416
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 99Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15139 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 169The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Mankato metro 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 Mankato metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 104,907+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 40,608
- Median age
- 35.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,196 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $75,808+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,501
- Median home value
- $268,100
- Jobs located here
- 53,653
- Daytime population
- 109,635Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Minnesota for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Mankato metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 78 | 4,270 | 28.9 | $377K | +2.6% | #18 of 387 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 73 | 431 | 35.2 | $326K | +9.5% | #37 of 387 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 66 | 381 | 34.5 | $301K | +7.7% | #79 of 387 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 63 | 239 | 33.2 | $318K | +0.4% | #94 of 387 |
| 2Rochester, MN | 63 | 347 | 37.4 | $305K | +2.0% | #96 of 387 |
| 3Mankato, MN | 54 | 151 | 37.2 | $300K | +1.2% | #169 of 387 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 53 | 146 | 33.4 | $313K | +0.8% | #176 of 387 |
| 4Duluth, MN-WI | 52 | 448 | 37.2 | $290K | +0.2% | #191 of 387 |
| 5St. Cloud, MN | 47 | 338 | 43.3 | $261K | +3.0% | #229 of 387 |
Other business types in the Mankato metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care54
- Auto repair shops51
- Collision repair and body shops56
- Car washes and detailing60
- Tire shops67
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies16
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 Mankato, MN metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 151 auto repair and car care businesses in the Mankato metro area. 39 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 72 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 1.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 99 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Mankato, MN metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $45.4M a year, or $1,117 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 151 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $300K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,608 households in the Mankato metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mankato, MN metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Mankato metro area has 37.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $300K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Mankato metro area would have about 169, against 151 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 564 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Mankato, MN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Mankato metro area at 104,907 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,608 households. The median household income in the Mankato metro area is $75,808 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. The Mankato metro area scores 54 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #169 of 387 scored metro areas.
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