Auto · Small-town market · Louisiana
Auto repair shops in the Minden, LA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Minden, LA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #533 of 538 scored small-town markets
#8 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 41
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $764 a household
- Spending per listing
- $267K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.6
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,948
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Minden area is 12 (low), #533 of 538 scored small-town markets and #8 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Minden area spend about $10.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $764 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 41 auto repair shops, that is $267K per shop, 40% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
The Minden area has 41 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.6, 33% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Minden area in 2023. That is one for every 796 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Minden area from 2020 to 2025 at −5.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Minden area compares
The same measures for Louisiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair shops 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 | Minden area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.6 | 21.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $267K | $374K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 796 | 1,164 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $764 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $41,182 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18
- Employees, 2023
- 101
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 411 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair in the Minden 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 Minden area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,948−5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,334
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 593 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $41,182+42.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,266
- Median home value
- $114,500
- Jobs located here
- 11,474
- Daytime population
- 32,614Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Louisiana for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Louisiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Minden area marked.
Top small-town markets in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeRidder, LA | 59 | 28 | 20.4 | $450K | +0.2% | #178 of 538 |
| 2Ruston, LA | 50 | 36 | 19.5 | $411K | +0.1% | #282 of 538 |
| 3Natchitoches, LA | 39 | 30 | 20.7 | $388K | −3.5% | #382 of 538 |
| 4Opelousas, LA | 33 | 74 | 23.0 | $326K | −1.9% | #446 of 538 |
| 5Bogalusa, LA | 30 | 33 | 18.6 | $406K | −0.9% | #458 of 538 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 20 | 57 | 27.5 | $287K | −0.9% | #510 of 538 |
| 6New Iberia, LA | 16 | 78 | 29.1 | $278K | −4.6% | #523 of 538 |
| 7Morgan City, LA | 14 | 48 | 26.0 | $294K | −5.3% | #527 of 538 |
| 8Minden, LA | 12 | 41 | 28.6 | $267K | −5.2% | #533 of 538 |
Other business types in the Minden area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 shops are in the Minden, LA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 auto repair shops in the Minden area. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Minden, LA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.9M a year, or $764 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $267K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,334 households in the Minden area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Minden, LA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Minden area has 28.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $267K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Minden area would have about 25, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 796 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is the Minden, LA area growing?
Population estimates put the Minden area at 34,948 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,334 households. Median household income in the Minden area is $41,182, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.3%, 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 Minden area scores 12 for auto repair shops (low), #533 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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