Auto · Small-town market · Minnesota
Auto repair shops in the Red Wing, MN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Red Wing, MN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #250 of 538 scored small-town markets
#11 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 51
- 4 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +16.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,166 a household
- Spending per listing
- $451K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.9
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,195
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 51 auto repair shops in the Red Wing area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 8%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 25.9 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in the Red Wing area spend about $23M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,166 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That works out to $451K per shop, in line with 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 36 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Red Wing area in 2023, up 16.1% from 2019. That is one for every 548 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Red Wing area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Red Wing area is 53 (upper middle), #250 of 538 scored small-town markets and #11 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota.
How the Red Wing area 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 | Red Wing area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.9 | 19.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $451K | $561K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 548 | 844 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.1% | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,166 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $84,171 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36+16.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 175
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 514 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The 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 the Red Wing area, 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 the Red Wing area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,195+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 19,727
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 757 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $84,171+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,161
- Median home value
- $285,100
- Jobs located here
- 19,843
- Daytime population
- 42,664Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Minnesota for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Red Wing area marked.
Top small-town markets in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alexandria, MN | 71 | 37 | 21.1 | $550K | +2.6% | #67 of 538 |
| 2Grand Rapids, MN | 66 | 44 | 23.7 | $488K | +0.9% | #104 of 538 |
| 3Brainerd, MN | 65 | 118 | 27.9 | $414K | +4.3% | #117 of 538 |
| 4Austin, MN | 63 | 39 | 24.8 | $457K | +2.3% | #136 of 538 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 62 | 18 | 18.9 | $629K | 0.0% | #139 of 538 |
| 5Owatonna, MN | 62 | 31 | 20.5 | $570K | +0.2% | #140 of 538 |
| 6Faribault-Northfield, MN | 61 | 56 | 23.8 | $481K | +4.2% | #159 of 538 |
| 7Winona, MN | 59 | 48 | 23.7 | $460K | +1.8% | #176 of 538 |
| 8Fergus Falls, MN | 58 | 68 | 27.0 | $441K | +1.6% | #186 of 538 |
| 9Bemidji, MN | 54 | 48 | 26.4 | $428K | +1.8% | #233 of 538 |
| 11Red Wing, MN | 53 | 51 | 25.9 | $451K | +1.3% | #250 of 538 |
Other business types in the Red Wing area
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 the Red Wing, MN area?
There are 51 auto repair shops on map listings in the Red Wing area as of September 2026. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 16.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Red Wing, MN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23M a year, or $1,166 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $451K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,727 households in the Red Wing area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Red Wing, MN area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Red Wing area has 25.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $451K, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Red Wing area would have about 52, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 548 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Red Wing, MN area growing?
Population estimates put the Red Wing area at 48,195 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,727 households. The median household income in the Red Wing area is $84,171 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Red Wing area scores 53 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #250 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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