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Auto repair and car care businesses in Morton County, ND
How Morton 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 · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,103 of 2,401 scored counties
#5 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 75
- 12 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +3.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,337 a household
- Spending per listing
- $249K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.8
- 51% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,601
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,337 per household (40% above the U.S. average), households in Morton County spend about $18.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $249K per business, 7% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 75 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Morton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 53.8 for every 10,000 households, 51% 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 Morton County was 28 in 2023, up 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 498 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Morton County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Morton County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #1,103 of 2,401 scored counties and #5 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Morton 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 | Morton County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.8 | 41.2 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $249K | $280K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 498 | 481 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.7% | +5.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,337 | $1,154 | $958 |
| Median household income | $79,382 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 28+3.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 129
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7512 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 69The 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 Morton 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 Morton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,601+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 13,946
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 1,926 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $79,382+12.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,606
- Median home value
- $263,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,613
- Daytime population
- 28,489Residents 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 |
Other business types in Morton 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 care53
- Auto repair shops67
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing38
- Tire shops70
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations53
- Insurance agencies38
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 Morton County, ND?
As of September 2026, map listings count 75 auto repair and car care businesses in Morton County. 12 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 3.7% from 2019. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Morton County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $18.6M a year, or $1,337 per household. That is 40% above the U.S. average (an index of 140, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $249K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,946 households in Morton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Morton County, ND compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Morton County has 53.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $249K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Morton County would have about 69, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 498 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Morton County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Morton County at 34,601 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,946 households. The median household income in Morton County is $79,382 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.5% 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. Morton County scores 53 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,103 of 2,401 scored counties.
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