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Auto repair shops in Morrison County, MN
How Morrison 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,392 of 2,378 scored counties
#50 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 41
- 4 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +12.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,253 a household
- Spending per listing
- $431K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.1
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,620
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 auto repair shops in Morrison County. 4 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 29.1 for every 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Morrison County comes to about $17.7M a year: $1,253 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. Spread across 41 auto repair shops, that is $431K per shop, 3% 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 28 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Morrison County in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 503 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Morrison County.
Population estimates show Morrison County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Morrison County is 46 (lower middle), #1,392 of 2,378 scored counties and #50 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Morrison 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 | Morrison County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.1 | 19.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $431K | $561K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 503 | 844 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.0% | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,253 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,446 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 28+12.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 100
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 414 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Morrison 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 Morrison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,620+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 14,084
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,125 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $69,446+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,368
- Median home value
- $248,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,632
- Daytime population
- 29,184Residents 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 Morrison 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 |
| 50Morrison County, MN | 46 | 41 | 29.1 | $431K | +1.9% | #1,392 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Morrison 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 Morrison County, MN?
There are 41 auto repair shops on map listings in Morrison County as of September 2026. 4 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Morrison County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.7M a year, or $1,253 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $431K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,084 households in Morrison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Morrison County, MN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Morrison County has 29.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $431K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Morrison County would have about 40, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 503 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Morrison County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Morrison County at 34,620 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,084 households. The median household income in Morrison County is $69,446 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.1% 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. Morrison County scores 46 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,392 of 2,378 scored counties.
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