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Auto repair and car care businesses in Swift County, MN
The auto repair and car care businesses in Swift County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,101 a household
- Spending per listing
- $303K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.4
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,763
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 auto repair and car care businesses in Swift County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 20%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 36.4, 2% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Swift County spend about $4.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,101 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $303K per business, 13% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Swift County in 2023. That is one for every 317 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $137K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Swift County.
Population estimates show Swift County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Swift 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 | Swift County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.4 | 33.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $303K | $330K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 317 | 665 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,101 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,412 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 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
- 1
- Amount
- $137K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Swift 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 Swift County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,763−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 4,121
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 742 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $60,412
- Average household income
- $84,064
- Median home value
- $161,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,749
- Daytime population
- 9,068Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Swift County?
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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 Swift 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 |
| Swift County, MN | Not scored | 15 | 36.4 | $303K | −0.4% |
Other business types in Swift County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Swift County, MN?
Swift County has 15 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Swift County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.5M a year, or $1,101 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $303K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,121 households in Swift County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Swift County, MN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Swift County has 36.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $303K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Swift County would have about 17, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 317 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Swift County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Swift County at 9,763 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,121 households. Median household income in Swift County is $60,412, 25% 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?
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