Auto · Small-town market · Minnesota
Auto repair shops in the Fairmont, MN area
The auto repair shops in the Fairmont, MN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #459 of 538 scored small-town markets
#18 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 25
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,052 a household
- Spending per listing
- $372K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.3
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,440
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, the Fairmont area has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #459 of 538 scored small-town markets and #18 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Fairmont area spend about $9.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,052 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 25 auto repair shops, that is $372K per shop, 16% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 25 auto repair shops on map listings in the Fairmont area as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 28.3 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in the Fairmont area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 589 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Fairmont area declined 2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Fairmont area 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 | Fairmont area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.3 | 19.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $372K | $561K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 589 | 844 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,052 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,507 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 252 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Fairmont 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 Fairmont area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,440−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 8,839
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 712 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $59,507+12.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,458
- Median home value
- $163,500
- Jobs located here
- 8,052
- Daytime population
- 18,159Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Minnesota for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Fairmont area marked.
Top small-town markets in Minnesota
| 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 |
| 18Fairmont, MN | 30 | 25 | 28.3 | $372K | −2.8% | #459 of 538 |
Other business types in the Fairmont 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 Fairmont, MN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 auto repair shops in the Fairmont area. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Fairmont, MN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.3M a year, or $1,052 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $372K 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 8,839 households in the Fairmont area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fairmont, MN area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Fairmont area has 28.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $372K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Fairmont area would have about 21, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 589 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is the Fairmont, MN area growing?
Population estimates put the Fairmont area at 19,440 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,839 households. Median household income in the Fairmont area is $59,507, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.7%, 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 Fairmont area scores 30 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #459 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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