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Auto repair and car care businesses in Stevens County, MN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
16
4 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,154 a household
Spending per listing
$280K
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
41.1
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,747
+0.8% 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

Households in Stevens County spend about $4.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,154 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. Spread across 16 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $280K per business, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

Stevens County has 16 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 41.1 for every 10,000 households, 15% 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 Stevens County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 486 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Stevens County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Stevens 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 Stevens County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureStevens CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households41.133.535.7
Spending per listing$280K$330K$269K
Households per official establishment486665681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.1%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,154$1,108$958
Median household income$75,733$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 8
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$453K
One-person businesses, 2023
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
164 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Stevens 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 Stevens County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,747+0.8% since 2020
Households
3,889
Median age
34.6
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
564 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$75,733
Average household income
$106,207
Median home value
$202,800
Jobs located here
5,805
Daytime population
10,788Residents 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 Stevens 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
Stevens County, MNNot scored1641.1$280K+0.8%

Other business types in Stevens County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 auto repair and car care businesses in Stevens County. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $4.5M a year, or $1,154 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $280K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,889 households in Stevens County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stevens County has 41.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $280K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Stevens County would have about 17, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 486 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Stevens County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Stevens County at 9,747 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,889 households. The median household income in Stevens County is $75,733 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Stevens County. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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