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Auto repair shops in Renville County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,038 of 2,378 scored counties
#37 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,197 a household
Spending per listing
$604K
36% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.8
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,356
−2.3% 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 12 auto repair shops in Renville County. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.8, 8% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Renville County comes to about $7.2M a year: $1,197 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That is about $604K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 36% 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.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Renville County in 2023. That is one for every 606 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.9M has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Renville County.

Population estimates put the population change in Renville County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Renville County is 53 (upper middle), #1,038 of 2,378 scored counties and #37 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Renville 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 Renville County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureRenville CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.819.721.5
Spending per listing$604K$561K$445K
Households per official establishment606844955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,197$1,108$958
Median household income$70,625$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5364

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 10
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Renville 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 Renville County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,356−2.3% since 2020
Households
6,056
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
983 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$70,625+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,051
Median home value
$163,200
Jobs located here
5,418
Daytime population
12,602Residents 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 Renville 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
37Renville County, MN531219.8$604K−2.3%#1,038 of 2,378

Other business types in Renville County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Renville County, MN?

Renville County has 12 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.2M a year, or $1,197 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $604K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,056 households in Renville County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Renville County has 19.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $604K, 36% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Renville County would have about 16, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 606 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Renville County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Renville County at 14,356 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,056 households. The median household income in Renville County is $70,625 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.7% 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. Renville County scores 53 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,038 of 2,378 scored counties.

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