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Auto repair shops in Cass County, MN
The auto repair shops in Cass County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #315 of 2,378 scored counties
#10 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 27
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,182 a household
- Spending per listing
- $564K
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.0
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,430
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Cass County spend about $15.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,182 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $564K per shop, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Cass County has 27 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 21.0 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Cass County in 2023. That is one for every 920 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 44 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $842K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Cass County.
Population estimates show Cass County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cass County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #315 of 2,378 scored counties and #10 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cass 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.
| Measure | Cass County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.0 | 19.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $564K | $561K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 920 | 844 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,182 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,874 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 272 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $842K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Cass 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 Cass County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,430+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 12,874
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,022 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $68,874+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,608
- Median home value
- $288,300
- Jobs located here
- 10,189
- Daytime population
- 29,141Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| 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 |
Other business types in Cass County
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 Cass County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 auto repair shops in Cass County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 44 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cass County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.2M a year, or $1,182 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $564K 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 12,874 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cass County, MN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Cass County has 21.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $564K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Cass County would have about 34, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 920 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Cass County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Cass County at 31,430 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,874 households. Median household income in Cass County is $68,874, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Cass County scores 71 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #315 of 2,378 scored counties.
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