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Auto repair and car care businesses in Pennington County, MN
How Pennington 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,262 of 2,401 scored counties
#48 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 24
- 7 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,068 a household
- Spending per listing
- $276K
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.7
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,686
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 auto repair and car care businesses in Pennington County. 7 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 38.7 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Pennington County comes to about $6.6M a year: $1,068 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 24 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $276K per business, 3% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Pennington County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 690 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Pennington County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Pennington County is 49 (lower middle), #1,262 of 2,401 scored counties and #48 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Pennington 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 | Pennington County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.7 | 33.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $276K | $330K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 690 | 665 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,068 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,325 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $972K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 247 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Pennington 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 Pennington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,686−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 6,207
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 617 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $77,325+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,104
- Median home value
- $195,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,431
- Daytime population
- 16,641Residents 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 Pennington 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 |
| 48Pennington County, MN | 49 | 24 | 38.7 | $276K | −1.8% | #1,262 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Pennington County
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 Pennington County, MN?
There are 24 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Pennington County as of September 2026. 7 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pennington County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.6M a year, or $1,068 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $276K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,207 households in Pennington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pennington County, MN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Pennington County has 38.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $276K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Pennington County would have about 25, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 690 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Pennington County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Pennington County at 13,686 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,207 households. Median household income in Pennington County is $77,325, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.6%, 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. Pennington County scores 49 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,262 of 2,401 scored counties.
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