Auto · Small-town market · North Dakota
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Williston, ND area
How the Williston, ND area compares with other small-town markets 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 #354 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 4 scored small-town markets based in North Dakota
- Listings
- 82
- 12 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- +19.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,177 a household
- Spending per listing
- $218K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.1
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,767
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 auto repair and car care businesses in the Williston area. 12 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 54.1 per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Williston area comes to about $17.8M a year: $1,177 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. Spread across 82 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $218K per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 49 businesses with payroll in the Williston area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 19.5% from 2019. That is one for every 309 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 40 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $273K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Williston area.
Population estimates show the Williston area grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Williston area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #354 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 4 scored small-town markets based in North Dakota.
How the Williston area 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 | Williston area | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.1 | 41.2 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $218K | $280K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 309 | 481 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.5% | +5.5% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,177 | $1,154 | $958 |
| Median household income | $85,595 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49+19.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 281
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 40Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $273K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Williston area, 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 the Williston area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,767+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 15,154
- Median age
- 33.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,078 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $85,595−1.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,741
- Median home value
- $284,800
- Jobs located here
- 25,521
- Daytime population
- 44,045Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Dakota for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with the Williston area marked.
Top small-town markets in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jamestown, ND | 56 | 38 | 40.3 | $274K | −0.6% | #207 of 538 |
| 2Wahpeton, ND-MN | 53 | 44 | 46.3 | $257K | 0.0% | #237 of 538 |
| 3Dickinson, ND | 51 | 72 | 46.4 | $259K | +0.7% | #258 of 538 |
| 4Williston, ND | 42 | 82 | 54.1 | $218K | +1.4% | #354 of 538 |
Other business types in the Williston area
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 care42
- Auto repair shops43
- Collision repair and body shops60
- Car washes and detailing71
- Tire shops45
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations37
- Insurance agencies49
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 the Williston, ND area?
There are 82 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Williston area as of September 2026. 12 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 19.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 40 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Williston, ND area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.8M a year, or $1,177 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $218K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,154 households in the Williston area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Williston, ND area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Williston area has 54.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $218K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Williston area would have about 66, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 309 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Williston, ND area growing?
Population estimates put the Williston area at 41,767 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,154 households. Median household income in the Williston area is $85,595, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 1.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Williston area scores 42 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #354 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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