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Auto repair and car care businesses in Grand Forks County, ND
The auto repair and car care businesses in Grand Forks County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,169 of 2,401 scored counties
#6 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 103
- 30 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- +7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $31.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,004 a household
- Spending per listing
- $305K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.9
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,501
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Grand Forks County comes to about $31.4M a year: $1,004 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 103 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $305K per business, 14% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Grand Forks County has 103 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.9, 8% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Grand Forks County in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 540 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 45 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Grand Forks County.
Population estimates put the population change in Grand Forks County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Grand Forks County is 51 (upper middle), #1,169 of 2,401 scored counties and #6 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Grand Forks County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Grand Forks County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.9 | 41.2 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $305K | $280K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 540 | 481 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.4% | +5.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,004 | $1,154 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,075 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54 → 58+7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 264
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 45Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10330 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 117The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,501+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 31,295
- Median age
- 33.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $68,075+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,591
- Median home value
- $252,700
- Jobs located here
- 38,188
- Daytime population
- 77,655Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Grand Forks County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rolette County, ND | 71 | 11 | 29.2 | $438K | −4.1% | #330 of 2,401 |
| 2McKenzie County, ND | 66 | 21 | 35.0 | $403K | +2.8% | #488 of 2,401 |
| 3Cass County, ND | 61 | 294 | 35.0 | $293K | +9.1% | #701 of 2,401 |
| 4Burleigh County, ND | 58 | 163 | 39.5 | $291K | +4.7% | #839 of 2,401 |
| 5Morton County, ND | 53 | 75 | 53.8 | $249K | +3.8% | #1,103 of 2,401 |
| 6Grand Forks County, ND | 51 | 103 | 32.9 | $305K | +1.9% | #1,169 of 2,401 |
| 7Stutsman County, ND | 48 | 38 | 40.3 | $274K | −0.6% | #1,298 of 2,401 |
| 8Walsh County, ND | 42 | 19 | 43.2 | $278K | −3.3% | #1,542 of 2,401 |
| 9Barnes County, ND | 38 | 26 | 53.0 | $232K | −2.7% | #1,736 of 2,401 |
| 10Richland County, ND | 38 | 37 | 54.0 | $220K | +1.2% | #1,747 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Grand Forks County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care51
- Auto repair shops52
- Collision repair and body shops40
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops60
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations53
- Insurance agencies31
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 Grand Forks County, ND?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 103 auto repair and car care businesses in Grand Forks County. 30 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 58 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019. Another 45 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Grand Forks County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $31.4M a year, or $1,004 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 103 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $305K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,295 households in Grand Forks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grand Forks County, ND compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Grand Forks County has 32.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $305K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Grand Forks County would have about 117, against 103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 540 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Grand Forks County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Grand Forks County at 74,501 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,295 households. The median household income in Grand Forks County is $68,075 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Grand Forks County scores 51 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,169 of 2,401 scored counties.
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