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Auto repair shops in Le Sueur County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Le Sueur County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #653 of 2,378 scored counties
#22 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 29
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,339 a household
- Spending per listing
- $538K
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.9
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,453
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 auto repair shops in Le Sueur County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 24.9 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Le Sueur County spend about $15.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,339 per household, 40% above the U.S. average. That is about $538K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 21% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Le Sueur County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 647 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Le Sueur County.
Population estimates show Le Sueur County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Le Sueur County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #653 of 2,378 scored counties and #22 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Le Sueur 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.
| Measure | Le Sueur County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.9 | 19.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $538K | $561K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 647 | 844 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,339 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $94,968 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 64
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 293 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,453+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 11,650
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $94,968+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,026
- Median home value
- $316,500
- Jobs located here
- 8,789
- Daytime population
- 21,598Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Le Sueur County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, MN | 88 | 141 | 13.4 | $908K | +6.9% | #33 of 2,378 |
| 2Carver County, MN | 83 | 54 | 13.1 | $993K | +6.6% | #66 of 2,378 |
| 3Pine County, MN | 80 | 23 | 18.7 | $656K | +5.5% | #115 of 2,378 |
| 4Dakota County, MN | 77 | 273 | 15.7 | $728K | +3.9% | #166 of 2,378 |
| 5Pope County, MN | 76 | 6 | 12.1 | $1M | +0.8% | #180 of 2,378 |
| 6Wright County, MN | 75 | 116 | 21.5 | $617K | +11.1% | #212 of 2,378 |
| 7Wabasha County, MN | 73 | 21 | 22.9 | $543K | +0.7% | #272 of 2,378 |
| 8Isanti County, MN | 71 | 33 | 20.3 | $637K | +7.3% | #306 of 2,378 |
| 9Scott County, MN | 71 | 125 | 22.7 | $578K | +5.1% | #314 of 2,378 |
| 10Cass County, MN | 71 | 27 | 21.0 | $564K | +4.2% | #315 of 2,378 |
| 22Le Sueur County, MN | 62 | 29 | 24.9 | $538K | +2.9% | #653 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Le Sueur County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Le Sueur County, MN?
There are 29 auto repair shops on map listings in Le Sueur County as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) 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 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Le Sueur County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.6M a year, or $1,339 per household. That is 40% above the U.S. average (an index of 140, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $538K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,650 households in Le Sueur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Le Sueur County, MN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Le Sueur County has 24.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $538K, 21% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Le Sueur County would have about 35, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 647 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Le Sueur County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Le Sueur County at 29,453 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,650 households. The median household income in Le Sueur County is $94,968 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Le Sueur County scores 62 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #653 of 2,378 scored counties.
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