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Auto repair shops in Meeker County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Meeker County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,743 of 2,378 scored counties
#58 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 30
- 4 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,225 a household
- Spending per listing
- $382K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.1
- 49% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,603
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 auto repair shops in Meeker County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.1, 49% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Meeker County spend about $11.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,225 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That works out to $382K per shop, 14% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Meeker County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 467 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 32 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Meeker County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Meeker County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,743 of 2,378 scored counties and #58 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Meeker 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 | Meeker County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.1 | 19.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $382K | $561K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 467 | 844 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,225 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,446 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 50
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 304 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Meeker 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 Meeker County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,603+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 9,347
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 608 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $75,446+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,684
- Median home value
- $249,000
- Jobs located here
- 8,295
- Daytime population
- 19,553Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 58Meeker County, MN | 38 | 30 | 32.1 | $382K | +0.7% | #1,743 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Meeker County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Meeker County, MN?
There are 30 auto repair shops on map listings in Meeker County as of September 2026. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Meeker County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.4M a year, or $1,225 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $382K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,347 households in Meeker County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Meeker County, MN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Meeker County has 32.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $382K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Meeker County would have about 26, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 467 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Meeker County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Meeker County at 23,603 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,347 households. The median household income in Meeker County is $75,446 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.9% 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. Meeker County scores 38 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,743 of 2,378 scored counties.
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