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Auto repair shops in Beltrami County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Beltrami County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,336 of 2,378 scored counties
#46 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
48
6 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
26
−3.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$20.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,130 a household
Spending per listing
$428K
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.4
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,055
+1.8% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Beltrami County comes to about $20.5M a year: $1,130 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $428K per shop, 4% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Beltrami County has 48 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 13%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 26.4 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Beltrami County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 699 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $180K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Beltrami County.

Population estimates put the population change in Beltrami County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Beltrami County is 47 (lower middle), #1,336 of 2,378 scored counties and #46 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Beltrami County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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.

Auto repair shops in Beltrami County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureBeltrami CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.419.721.5
Spending per listing$428K$561K$445K
Households per official establishment699844955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.7%+1.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,130$1,108$958
Median household income$68,975$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score4764

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 26−3.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
114
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
27Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
486 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$180K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Beltrami 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 Beltrami County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,055+1.8% since 2020
Households
18,172
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,505 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$68,975+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,694
Median home value
$237,500
Jobs located here
21,323
Daytime population
47,553Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Beltrami County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, MN8814113.4$908K+6.9%#33 of 2,378
2Carver County, MN835413.1$993K+6.6%#66 of 2,378
3Pine County, MN802318.7$656K+5.5%#115 of 2,378
4Dakota County, MN7727315.7$728K+3.9%#166 of 2,378
5Pope County, MN76612.1$1M+0.8%#180 of 2,378
6Wright County, MN7511621.5$617K+11.1%#212 of 2,378
7Wabasha County, MN732122.9$543K+0.7%#272 of 2,378
8Isanti County, MN713320.3$637K+7.3%#306 of 2,378
9Scott County, MN7112522.7$578K+5.1%#314 of 2,378
10Cass County, MN712721.0$564K+4.2%#315 of 2,378
46Beltrami County, MN474826.4$428K+1.8%#1,336 of 2,378

Other business types in Beltrami County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Beltrami County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 auto repair shops in Beltrami County. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Beltrami County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $20.5M a year, or $1,130 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $428K 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 18,172 households in Beltrami County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Beltrami County, MN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Beltrami County has 26.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $428K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Beltrami County would have about 46, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 699 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Beltrami County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Beltrami County at 47,055 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,172 households. Median household income in Beltrami County is $68,975, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.3%, 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. 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. Beltrami County scores 47 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,336 of 2,378 scored counties.

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