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Auto repair shops in Faribault County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,089 of 2,378 scored counties
#39 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,180 a household
Spending per listing
$512K
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.0
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,888
−0.1% 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

Households in Faribault County spend about $7.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,180 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That is about $512K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Faribault County has 14 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 23.0 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Faribault County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 675 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $193K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Faribault County.

Population estimates show Faribault County declined 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Faribault County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,089 of 2,378 scored counties and #39 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Faribault 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 Faribault County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureFaribault CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.019.721.5
Spending per listing$512K$561K$445K
Households per official establishment675844955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,180$1,108$958
Median household income$66,815$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5264

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 9
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$193K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
13,888−0.1% since 2020
Households
6,079
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
713 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$66,815+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,181
Median home value
$135,300
Jobs located here
4,396
Daytime population
13,083Residents 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 Faribault 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
39Faribault County, MN521423.0$512K−0.1%#1,089 of 2,378

Other business types in Faribault County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 auto repair shops in Faribault County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.2M a year, or $1,180 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $512K 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 6,079 households in Faribault County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Faribault County has 23.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $512K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Faribault County would have about 16, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 675 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Faribault County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Faribault County at 13,888 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,079 households. Median household income in Faribault County is $66,815, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. 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. Faribault County scores 52 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,089 of 2,378 scored counties.

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