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Auto repair shops in Lac qui Parle County, MN

The auto repair shops in Lac qui Parle County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,321 a household
Spending per listing
$351K
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
37.6
75% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,704
+0.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 auto repair shops in Lac qui Parle County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 37.6, 75% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Lac qui Parle County spend about $3.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,321 per household, 38% above the U.S. average. Spread across 11 auto repair shops, that is $351K per shop, 21% 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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Lac qui Parle County in 2023. That is one for every 975 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lac qui Parle County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Lac qui Parle 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 Lac qui Parle County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureLac qui Parle CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households37.619.721.5
Spending per listing$351K$561K$445K
Households per official establishment975844955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,321$1,108$958
Median household income$74,432$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored64

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
2
Annual payroll, 2023
$32K
One-person businesses, 2023
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
111 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Lac qui Parle 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 Lac qui Parle County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,704+0.2% since 2020
Households
2,924
Median age
47.3
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
765 sq. mi.
People per square mile
9
Median household income
$74,432
Average household income
$100,325
Median home value
$157,600
Jobs located here
2,231
Daytime population
5,729Residents 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 Lac qui Parle 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
Lac qui Parle County, MNNot scored1137.6$351K+0.2%

Other business types in Lac qui Parle County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Lac qui Parle County, MN?

Lac qui Parle County has 11 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lac qui Parle County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $3.9M a year, or $1,321 per household. That is 38% above the U.S. average (an index of 138, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $351K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,924 households in Lac qui Parle County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lac qui Parle County has 37.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $351K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lac qui Parle County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 975 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Lac qui Parle County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Lac qui Parle County at 6,704 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,924 households. The median household income in Lac qui Parle County is $74,432 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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