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Auto repair and car care businesses in Stark County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Stark County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,776 of 2,401 scored counties
#11 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 65
- 17 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- −2.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $15.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,147 a household
- Spending per listing
- $239K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.0
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,013
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 65 auto repair and car care businesses in Stark County. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 26%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 48.0 for every 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,147 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in Stark County spend about $15.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $239K of household spending for each business on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Stark County in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 315 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 46 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $599K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Stark County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stark County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Stark County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,776 of 2,401 scored counties and #11 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Stark 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 | Stark County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.0 | 41.2 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $239K | $280K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 315 | 481 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.3% | +5.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,147 | $1,154 | $958 |
| Median household income | $84,449 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 43−2.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 192
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 46Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6517 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $599K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Stark 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 Stark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,013+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,537
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $84,449+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,478
- Median home value
- $271,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,400
- Daytime population
- 33,106Residents 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 Stark 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 |
| 11Stark County, ND | 37 | 65 | 48.0 | $239K | +0.5% | #1,776 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Stark 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 care37
- Auto repair shops36
- Collision repair and body shops26
- Car washes and detailing62
- Tire shops39
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations27
- Insurance agencies24
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 Stark County, ND?
There are 65 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Stark County as of September 2026. 17 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. Another 46 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Stark County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.5M a year, or $1,147 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $239K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,537 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stark County, ND compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Stark County has 48.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $239K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Stark County would have about 58, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 315 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Stark County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Stark County at 34,013 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,537 households. Median household income in Stark County is $84,449, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.2%, 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. Stark County scores 37 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,776 of 2,401 scored counties.
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