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Auto repair shops in Fillmore County, MN

How Fillmore County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #797 of 2,378 scored counties
#26 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
19
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,233 a household
Spending per listing
$566K
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.8
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,540
+1.4% 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

At $1,233 per household (29% above the U.S. average), households in Fillmore County spend about $10.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $566K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 19 auto repair shops on map listings in Fillmore County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 21.8 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Fillmore County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 582 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $436K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Fillmore County.

Population estimates show Fillmore County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Fillmore County is 58 (upper middle), #797 of 2,378 scored counties and #26 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Fillmore 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 Fillmore County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureFillmore CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.819.721.5
Spending per listing$566K$561K$445K
Households per official establishment582844955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,233$1,108$958
Median household income$77,512$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5864

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 15
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
20Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
191 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$436K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
21,540+1.4% since 2020
Households
8,723
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
861 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$77,512+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,838
Median home value
$221,100
Jobs located here
6,465
Daytime population
17,316Residents 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 Fillmore 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
26Fillmore County, MN581921.8$566K+1.4%#797 of 2,378

Other business types in Fillmore County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 auto repair shops in Fillmore County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. 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 also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $10.8M a year, or $1,233 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $566K 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 8,723 households in Fillmore County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fillmore County has 21.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $566K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Fillmore County would have about 24, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 582 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Fillmore County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Fillmore County at 21,540 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,723 households. Median household income in Fillmore County is $77,512, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Fillmore County scores 58 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #797 of 2,378 scored counties.

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