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Auto repair and car care businesses in Sherburne County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #257 of 2,401 scored counties
#11 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
147
24 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
55
+7.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$46.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,312 a household
Spending per listing
$317K
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
41.3
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
104,194
+6.8% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Sherburne County comes to about $46.6M a year: $1,312 per household, 37% above the U.S. average. That is about $317K of household spending for each business on map listings, 18% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

Sherburne County has 147 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 41.3 per 10,000 households, 16% 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 Sherburne County was 55 in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019. That is one for every 646 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 125 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Sherburne County.

Population estimates put the population change in Sherburne County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sherburne County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #257 of 2,401 scored counties and #11 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Sherburne 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 Sherburne County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureSherburne CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households41.333.535.7
Spending per listing$317K$330K$269K
Households per official establishment646665681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.8%+3.1%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,312$1,108$958
Median household income$105,466$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score7467

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
51 → 55+7.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
344
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
125Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
14724 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
174The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
104,194+6.8% since 2020
Households
35,555
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
433 sq. mi.
People per square mile
232
Median household income
$105,466+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,508
Median home value
$361,400
Jobs located here
25,815
Daytime population
71,951Residents 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 Sherburne 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
11Sherburne County, MN7414741.3$317K+6.8%#257 of 2,401

Other business types in Sherburne 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 Sherburne County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 147 auto repair and car care businesses in Sherburne County. 24 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019. Official counts list 125 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $46.6M a year, or $1,312 per household. That is 37% above the U.S. average (an index of 137, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 147 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $317K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,555 households in Sherburne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sherburne County has 41.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $317K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Sherburne County would have about 174, against 147 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 646 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Sherburne County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Sherburne County at 104,194 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,555 households. The median household income in Sherburne County is $105,466 a year, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.2% 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. Sherburne County scores 74 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #257 of 2,401 scored counties.

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