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Auto repair and car care businesses in Hettinger County, ND
How Hettinger County, ND compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 4
- 2 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,312 a household
- Spending per listing
- $371K
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,492
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 auto repair and car care businesses in Hettinger County. That is 35.4 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,312 per household (37% above the U.S. average), households in Hettinger County spend about $1.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 4 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $371K per business, 38% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hettinger County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 377 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hettinger County grew 0.4%, 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 Hettinger 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 | Hettinger County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.4 | 41.2 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $371K | $280K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 377 | 481 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,312 | $1,154 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,026 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $267K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 42 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 Hettinger 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 Hettinger County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,492+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 1,130
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,132 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $73,026
- Average household income
- $94,487
- Median home value
- $117,300
- Jobs located here
- 617
- Daytime population
- 2,054Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Hettinger County, ND | Not scored | 4 | 35.4 | $371K | +0.4% |
Other business types in Hettinger 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 Hettinger County, ND?
There are 4 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Hettinger County as of September 2026. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Hettinger County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $1.5M 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 4 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $371K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,130 households in Hettinger County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hettinger County, ND compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Hettinger County has 35.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $371K, 38% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Hettinger County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 377 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Hettinger County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Hettinger County at 2,492 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,130 households. Median household income in Hettinger County is $73,026, 10% 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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