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Auto repair and car care businesses in Traverse County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Traverse 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
- 10
- 4 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,165 a household
- Spending per listing
- $153K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 76.3
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 3,130
- −6.8% since 2020
See the auto repair and car care businesses around any address in Traverse County
The site report maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Traverse County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 auto repair and car care businesses in Traverse County. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 76.3, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,165 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Traverse County spend about $1.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $153K of household spending for each business on map listings, 43% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Traverse County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Traverse County declined 6.8%, 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 Traverse 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 | Traverse County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 76.3 | 33.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $153K | $330K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 665 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.8% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,165 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,989 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 104 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Traverse 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 Traverse County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,130−6.8% since 2020
- Households
- 1,311
- Median age
- 45.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 574 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $62,989
- Average household income
- $83,949
- Median home value
- $114,100
- Jobs located here
- 973
- Daytime population
- 2,837Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Traverse County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings by name and distance.
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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 Traverse 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 |
| Traverse County, MN | Not scored | 10 | 76.3 | $153K | −6.8% |
Other business types in Traverse 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 Traverse County, MN?
Traverse County has 10 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Traverse County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Traverse County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $1.5M a year, or $1,165 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $153K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,311 households in Traverse County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Traverse County, MN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Traverse County has 76.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $153K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Traverse County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Traverse County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Traverse County at 3,130 people in 2025, down 6.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,311 households. Median household income in Traverse County is $62,989, 22% 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 Traverse 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.
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