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Auto repair shops in Crow Wing County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,123 of 2,378 scored counties
#41 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
91
20 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
32
+14.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$33.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,142 a household
Spending per listing
$369K
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.0
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
69,132
+4.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 91 auto repair shops in Crow Wing County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.0, 44% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Crow Wing County comes to about $33.6M a year: $1,142 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $369K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 17% below 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Crow Wing County was 32 in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 919 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 63 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $6.6M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Crow Wing County.

Population estimates show Crow Wing County grew 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Crow Wing County is 52 (upper middle), #1,123 of 2,378 scored counties and #41 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureCrow Wing CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.019.721.5
Spending per listing$369K$561K$445K
Households per official establishment919844955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.3%+1.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,142$1,108$958
Median household income$72,589$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5264

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 32+14.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
184
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
63Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$6.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
69,132+4.3% since 2020
Households
29,402
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
999 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$72,589+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,168
Median home value
$306,800
Jobs located here
29,423
Daytime population
66,579Residents 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 Crow Wing 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
41Crow Wing County, MN529131.0$369K+4.3%#1,123 of 2,378

Other business types in Crow Wing County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Crow Wing County, MN?

There are 91 auto repair shops on map listings in Crow Wing County as of September 2026. 20 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. Official counts list 63 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $33.6M a year, or $1,142 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $369K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,402 households in Crow Wing County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Crow Wing County has 31.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $369K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Crow Wing County would have about 76, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 919 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Crow Wing County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Crow Wing County at 69,132 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,402 households. The median household income in Crow Wing County is $72,589 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Crow Wing County scores 52 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,123 of 2,378 scored counties.

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