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Auto repair and car care businesses in Walsh County, ND
How Walsh 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,542 of 2,401 scored counties
#8 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 19
- 6 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,199 a household
- Spending per listing
- $278K
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.2
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,179
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Walsh County spend about $5.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,199 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That works out to $278K per business, 3% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 19 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Walsh County as of September 2026. 6 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 43.2 per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Walsh County in 2023. That is one for every 440 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Walsh County declined 3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, Walsh County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,542 of 2,401 scored counties and #8 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Walsh 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 | Walsh County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.2 | 41.2 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $278K | $280K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 440 | 481 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.3% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,199 | $1,154 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,944 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 196 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Walsh 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 Walsh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,179−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 4,400
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $71,944+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,230
- Median home value
- $132,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,797
- Daytime population
- 10,251Residents 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 Walsh 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 Walsh County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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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 Walsh County, ND?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 auto repair and car care businesses in Walsh County. 6 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Walsh County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.3M a year, or $1,199 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $278K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,400 households in Walsh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walsh County, ND compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Walsh County has 43.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $278K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Walsh County would have about 20, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 440 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Walsh County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Walsh County at 10,179 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,400 households. The median household income in Walsh County is $71,944 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Walsh County scores 42 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,542 of 2,401 scored counties.
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