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Auto repair shops in Norman County, MN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,225 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
2.5 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.1
48% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,336
−1.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 auto repair shops in Norman County. That is 11.1 per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Norman County comes to about $3.3M a year: $1,225 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per shop, 2.5 times 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Norman County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Norman County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Norman 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 Norman County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureNorman CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.119.721.5
Spending per listing$1.1M$561K$445K
Households per official establishmentn/a844955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,225$1,108$958
Median household income$72,260$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored64

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Norman 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 Norman County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,336−1.6% since 2020
Households
2,700
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
873 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$72,260
Average household income
$86,032
Median home value
$147,100
Jobs located here
1,738
Daytime population
5,141Residents 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 Norman 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
Norman County, MNNot scored311.1$1.1M−1.6%

Other business types in Norman 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 Norman County, MN?

Norman County has 3 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Norman County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.3M 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 3 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,700 households in Norman County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Norman County has 11.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $1.1M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Norman County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Norman County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Norman County at 6,336 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,700 households. The median household income in Norman County is $72,260 a year, 10% 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.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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