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Auto repair shops in Minnesota

Markets across Minnesota ranked by the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 4,554; 844 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments: 2,735; +1.7% since 2019
Household spending a year: $2.6B; On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households: 19.7; 8% below the U.S.
Spending per listing: $561K; 26% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #10 of 51; Market score 64 · Upper middle

A site report maps the auto repair shops on map listings around any address in Minnesota by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4,554 auto repair shops in Minnesota. 844 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 19.7 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $1,108 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Minnesota spend about $2.6B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $561K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 26% above the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 2,735 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Minnesota in 2023, up 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 844 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 2.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 196 SBA-backed loans worth $91.6M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Minnesota.

Among the 50 states and DC, Minnesota ranks #10 for auto repair shops, with a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Minnesota, the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area scores highest (72). Of the 19 scored small-town markets in or partly in Minnesota, the Alexandria area scores highest (71).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Minnesota, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Minnesota, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	72	2,531	17.1	$636K	+2.6%	#48 of 387
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	68	260	21.2	$541K	+9.5%	#64 of 387
Fargo, ND-MN	66	217	19.7	$529K	+7.7%	#78 of 387
2Rochester, MN	59	203	21.9	$521K	+2.0%	#114 of 387
Grand Forks, ND-MN	54	83	19.0	$551K	+0.8%	#164 of 387
3Mankato, MN	51	92	22.7	$493K	+1.2%	#193 of 387
4St. Cloud, MN	51	182	23.3	$485K	+3.0%	#195 of 387
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	49	154	21.4	$493K	+0.4%	#207 of 387
5Duluth, MN-WI	45	277	23.0	$469K	+0.2%	#247 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Minnesota, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Alexandria, MN	71	37	21.1	$550K	+2.6%	#67 of 538
2Grand Rapids, MN	66	44	23.7	$488K	+0.9%	#104 of 538
3Brainerd, MN	65	118	27.9	$414K	+4.3%	#117 of 538
4Austin, MN	63	39	24.8	$457K	+2.3%	#136 of 538
Wahpeton, ND-MN	62	18	18.9	$629K	0.0%	#139 of 538
5Owatonna, MN	62	31	20.5	$570K	+0.2%	#140 of 538
6Faribault-Northfield, MN	61	56	23.8	$481K	+4.2%	#159 of 538
7Winona, MN	59	48	23.7	$460K	+1.8%	#176 of 538
8Fergus Falls, MN	58	68	27.0	$441K	+1.6%	#186 of 538
9Bemidji, MN	54	48	26.4	$428K	+1.8%	#233 of 538
10Detroit Lakes, MN	54	43	29.8	$413K	+0.9%	#234 of 538
11Red Wing, MN	53	51	25.9	$451K	+1.3%	#250 of 538
12Albert Lea, MN	52	30	23.4	$470K	−1.5%	#261 of 538
13Hutchinson, MN	49	43	28.3	$423K	−0.3%	#291 of 538
14Marshall, MN	48	25	24.7	$443K	+1.0%	#301 of 538
15Willmar, MN	46	53	30.1	$384K	+2.3%	#325 of 538
16Worthington, MN	36	27	35.2	$329K	+0.6%	#415 of 538
17New Ulm, MN	34	32	29.0	$382K	−1.5%	#425 of 538
18Fairmont, MN	30	25	28.3	$372K	−2.8%	#459 of 538

Counties

Counties in Minnesota, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Washington County, MN	88	141	13.4	$908K	+6.9%	#33 of 2,378
2Carver County, MN	83	54	13.1	$993K	+6.6%	#66 of 2,378
3Pine County, MN	80	23	18.7	$656K	+5.5%	#115 of 2,378
4Dakota County, MN	77	273	15.7	$728K	+3.9%	#166 of 2,378
5Pope County, MN	76	6	12.1	$1M	+0.8%	#180 of 2,378
6Wright County, MN	75	116	21.5	$617K	+11.1%	#212 of 2,378
7Wabasha County, MN	73	21	22.9	$543K	+0.7%	#272 of 2,378
8Isanti County, MN	71	33	20.3	$637K	+7.3%	#306 of 2,378
9Scott County, MN	71	125	22.7	$578K	+5.1%	#314 of 2,378
10Cass County, MN	71	27	21.0	$564K	+4.2%	#315 of 2,378
11Sherburne County, MN	68	90	25.3	$518K	+6.8%	#428 of 2,378
12Hennepin County, MN	67	761	14.1	$688K	+0.2%	#448 of 2,378
13Aitkin County, MN	67	13	18.0	$615K	+3.5%	#454 of 2,378
14Sibley County, MN	67	13	21.9	$597K	+3.6%	#456 of 2,378
15Roseau County, MN	66	10	15.9	$787K	−0.3%	#483 of 2,378
16Todd County, MN	66	17	16.7	$723K	+3.0%	#485 of 2,378
17Polk County, MN	66	24	19.4	$597K	−1.8%	#490 of 2,378
18Kanabec County, MN	65	17	25.9	$500K	+3.6%	#530 of 2,378
19Chisago County, MN	64	50	23.4	$571K	+4.3%	#559 of 2,378
20Pennington County, MN	63	10	16.1	$663K	−1.8%	#594 of 2,378
21Douglas County, MN	62	37	21.1	$550K	+2.6%	#651 of 2,378
22Le Sueur County, MN	62	29	24.9	$538K	+2.9%	#653 of 2,378
23Olmsted County, MN	62	141	21.1	$515K	+2.3%	#657 of 2,378
24Clay County, MN	61	59	22.3	$484K	+3.6%	#694 of 2,378
25Houston County, MN	60	15	18.4	$656K	−2.3%	#711 of 2,378

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Counties in Minnesota, ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Fillmore County, MN	58	19	21.8	$566K	+1.4%	#797 of 2,378
27Stearns County, MN	58	131	21.3	$533K	+3.6%	#802 of 2,378
28Itasca County, MN	58	44	23.7	$488K	+0.9%	#807 of 2,378
29Anoka County, MN	57	338	24.6	$477K	+4.7%	#861 of 2,378
30Ramsey County, MN	55	361	16.3	$571K	−1.8%	#933 of 2,378
31Steele County, MN	55	31	20.5	$570K	+0.2%	#934 of 2,378
32Dodge County, MN	55	22	27.2	$498K	+2.3%	#948 of 2,378
33Blue Earth County, MN	55	62	22.5	$493K	+2.1%	#950 of 2,378
34Mower County, MN	55	39	24.8	$457K	+2.3%	#960 of 2,378
35Rice County, MN	54	56	23.8	$481K	+4.2%	#1,006 of 2,378
36Mille Lacs County, MN	54	31	29.0	$430K	+4.8%	#1,022 of 2,378
37Renville County, MN	53	12	19.8	$604K	−2.3%	#1,038 of 2,378
38Carlton County, MN	53	35	24.8	$496K	+1.4%	#1,050 of 2,378
39Faribault County, MN	52	14	23.0	$512K	−0.1%	#1,089 of 2,378
40Watonwan County, MN	52	13	30.8	$404K	+2.0%	#1,119 of 2,378
41Crow Wing County, MN	52	91	31.0	$369K	+4.3%	#1,123 of 2,378
42Winona County, MN	51	48	23.7	$460K	+1.8%	#1,143 of 2,378
43Nicollet County, MN	50	30	23.1	$493K	−0.7%	#1,177 of 2,378
44St. Louis County, MN	50	206	23.6	$448K	+0.2%	#1,186 of 2,378
45Otter Tail County, MN	50	68	27.0	$441K	+1.6%	#1,187 of 2,378
46Beltrami County, MN	47	48	26.4	$428K	+1.8%	#1,336 of 2,378
47Freeborn County, MN	46	30	23.4	$470K	−1.5%	#1,374 of 2,378
48Goodhue County, MN	46	51	25.9	$451K	+1.3%	#1,383 of 2,378
49Wadena County, MN	46	16	26.3	$440K	+1.9%	#1,388 of 2,378
50Morrison County, MN	46	41	29.1	$431K	+1.9%	#1,392 of 2,378
51Becker County, MN	46	43	29.8	$413K	+0.9%	#1,397 of 2,378
52Hubbard County, MN	44	29	32.4	$374K	+4.6%	#1,493 of 2,378
53Lake County, MN	42	13	26.3	$436K	−1.6%	#1,551 of 2,378
54McLeod County, MN	42	43	28.3	$423K	−0.3%	#1,553 of 2,378
55Lyon County, MN	41	25	24.7	$443K	+1.0%	#1,584 of 2,378
56Waseca County, MN	41	24	32.1	$377K	−1.5%	#1,610 of 2,378
57Kandiyohi County, MN	39	53	30.1	$384K	+2.3%	#1,700 of 2,378
58Meeker County, MN	38	30	32.1	$382K	+0.7%	#1,743 of 2,378
59Cottonwood County, MN	33	14	30.2	$387K	−1.0%	#1,912 of 2,378
60Benton County, MN	32	51	30.5	$362K	+0.9%	#1,943 of 2,378
61Nobles County, MN	31	27	35.2	$329K	+0.6%	#1,993 of 2,378
62Brown County, MN	30	32	29.0	$382K	−1.5%	#2,013 of 2,378
63Chippewa County, MN	28	17	33.2	$335K	−1.6%	#2,079 of 2,378
64Redwood County, MN	27	20	31.8	$354K	−1.0%	#2,108 of 2,378
65Martin County, MN	26	25	28.3	$372K	−2.8%	#2,133 of 2,378
Koochiching County, MN	Not scored	3	5.1	$2.2M	−3.7%
Jackson County, MN	Not scored	12	27.4	$443K	−1.3%
Swift County, MN	Not scored	9	21.8	$504K	−0.4%
Stevens County, MN	Not scored	8	20.6	$561K	+0.8%
Rock County, MN	Not scored	13	32.2	$391K	−1.7%
Yellow Medicine County, MN	Not scored	21	51.6	$250K	−0.2%
Pipestone County, MN	Not scored	16	40.3	$294K	−1.7%
Marshall County, MN	Not scored	7	18.5	$691K	−2.5%
Clearwater County, MN	Not scored	16	47.9	$258K	+1.0%
Murray County, MN	Not scored	3	8.3	$1.5M	−2.9%
Lac qui Parle County, MN	Not scored	11	37.6	$351K	+0.2%
Wilkin County, MN	Not scored	4	15.1	$796K	−2.9%
Norman County, MN	Not scored	3	11.1	$1.1M	−1.6%
Grant County, MN	Not scored	7	28.1	$451K	−0.1%
Cook County, MN	Not scored	5	18.5	$601K	−1.4%
Lincoln County, MN	Not scored	2	8.2	$1.6M	−0.7%
Mahnomen County, MN	Not scored	3	15.9	$699K	−4.1%
Big Stone County, MN	Not scored	7	32.8	$360K	−2.0%
Kittson County, MN	Not scored	2	11.3	$1.2M	−3.7%
Red Lake County, MN	Not scored	3	18.0	$734K	+0.1%
Lake of the Woods County, MN	Not scored	8	44.0	$267K	0.0%
Traverse County, MN	Not scored	3	22.9	$509K	−6.8%

Markets with fewer than 5 auto repair shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Minnesota?

There are 4,554 auto repair shops on map listings in Minnesota as of September 2026. 844 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 2,735 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 1.7% from 2019. Another 3,724 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Minnesota spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $2.6B a year, or $1,108 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,554 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $561K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,307,955 households in Minnesota and national spending patterns by income.

How does Minnesota compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Minnesota has 19.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $561K, 26% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Minnesota would have about 5,749, against 4,554 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 844 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Minnesota has the highest market score for auto repair shops?

Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Minnesota, the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Among 19 scored small-town markets in or partly in Minnesota, the Alexandria area scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Among 65 scored counties in Minnesota, Washington County scores highest, at 88 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Minnesota scores 64 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #10 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Minnesota. It maps the auto repair shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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