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Auto repair shops in Olmsted County, MN
How Olmsted 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #657 of 2,378 scored counties
#23 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 141
- 33 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 71
- +1.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $72.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,086 a household
- Spending per listing
- $515K
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.1
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 166,731
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 141 auto repair shops in Olmsted County. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 21.1 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Olmsted County comes to about $72.6M a year: $1,086 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 141 auto repair shops, that is $515K per shop, 16% 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 71 businesses with payroll in Olmsted County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 1.4% from 2019. That is one for every 943 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 81 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.9M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Olmsted County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Olmsted County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Olmsted County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #657 of 2,378 scored counties and #23 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Olmsted 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 | Olmsted County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.1 | 19.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $515K | $561K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 943 | 844 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.4% | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,086 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $95,406 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 70 → 71+1.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 309
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 81Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14133 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 163The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $3.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Olmsted 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 Olmsted County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 166,731+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 66,918
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 654 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $95,406+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,916
- Median home value
- $331,700
- Jobs located here
- 111,121
- Daytime population
- 185,535Residents 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 Olmsted 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 |
| 23Olmsted County, MN | 62 | 141 | 21.1 | $515K | +2.3% | #657 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Olmsted 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 Olmsted County, MN?
There are 141 auto repair shops on map listings in Olmsted County as of September 2026. 33 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 1.4% from 2019. Official counts list 81 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Olmsted County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $72.6M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 141 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $515K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 66,918 households in Olmsted County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Olmsted County, MN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Olmsted County has 21.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $515K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Olmsted County would have about 163, against 141 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 943 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Olmsted County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Olmsted County at 166,731 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 66,918 households. The median household income in Olmsted County is $95,406 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Olmsted County scores 62 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #657 of 2,378 scored counties.
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