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Auto repair and car care businesses in Traill County, ND

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Traill County, ND, 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
12
3 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,235 a household
Spending per listing
$343K
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
36.0
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,920
−0.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Traill County spend about $4.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,235 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. Spread across 12 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $343K per business, 28% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

Traill County has 12 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 36.0, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Traill County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 417 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Traill County declined 0.8%, 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 Traill 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.

Auto repair and car care in Traill County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureTraill CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households36.041.235.7
Spending per listing$343K$280K$269K
Households per official establishment417481681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.5%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,235$1,154$958
Median household income$87,004$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored46

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 8
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$361K
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
123 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Traill 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 Traill County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,920−0.8% since 2020
Households
3,333
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
862 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$87,004
Average household income
$105,987
Median home value
$200,700
Jobs located here
3,206
Daytime population
7,908Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Traill County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rolette County, ND711129.2$438K−4.1%#330 of 2,401
2McKenzie County, ND662135.0$403K+2.8%#488 of 2,401
3Cass County, ND6129435.0$293K+9.1%#701 of 2,401
4Burleigh County, ND5816339.5$291K+4.7%#839 of 2,401
5Morton County, ND537553.8$249K+3.8%#1,103 of 2,401
6Grand Forks County, ND5110332.9$305K+1.9%#1,169 of 2,401
7Stutsman County, ND483840.3$274K−0.6%#1,298 of 2,401
8Walsh County, ND421943.2$278K−3.3%#1,542 of 2,401
9Barnes County, ND382653.0$232K−2.7%#1,736 of 2,401
10Richland County, ND383754.0$220K+1.2%#1,747 of 2,401
Traill County, NDNot scored1236.0$343K−0.8%

Other business types in Traill County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Traill County, ND?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 auto repair and car care businesses in Traill County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Traill County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $4.1M a year, or $1,235 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $343K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,333 households in Traill County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Traill County, ND compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Traill County has 36.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $343K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Traill County would have about 15, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 417 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Traill County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Traill County at 7,920 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,333 households. The median household income in Traill County is $87,004 a year, 8% above 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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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Traill County

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