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Auto repair shops in Hubbard County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,493 of 2,378 scored counties
#52 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
29
2 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,211 a household
Spending per listing
$374K
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.4
51% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,369
+4.6% 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 29 auto repair shops in Hubbard County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 32.4 per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Hubbard County spend about $10.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,211 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That is about $374K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 16% 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 Hubbard County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 498 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $205K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hubbard County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hubbard County grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Hubbard County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,493 of 2,378 scored counties and #52 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Hubbard 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 Hubbard County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureHubbard CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.419.721.5
Spending per listing$374K$561K$445K
Households per official establishment498844955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,211$1,108$958
Median household income$71,995$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score4464

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 18
Employees, 2023
54
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
28Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
292 chain locations
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
2
Amount
$205K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
22,369+4.6% since 2020
Households
8,964
Median age
48.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
926 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$71,995+27.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,977
Median home value
$282,600
Jobs located here
5,633
Daytime population
18,175Residents 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 Hubbard 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
52Hubbard County, MN442932.4$374K+4.6%#1,493 of 2,378

Other business types in Hubbard County

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

Questions

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

There are 29 auto repair shops on map listings in Hubbard County as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 28 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $10.9M a year, or $1,211 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $374K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,964 households in Hubbard County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hubbard County has 32.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $374K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Hubbard County would have about 24, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 498 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Hubbard County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Hubbard County at 22,369 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,964 households. The median household income in Hubbard County is $71,995 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.0% 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. Hubbard County scores 44 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,493 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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