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Auto repair shops in Rice County, MN
How Rice 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,006 of 2,378 scored counties
#35 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 56
- 7 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- −8.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,146 a household
- Spending per listing
- $481K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.8
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,939
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Rice County comes to about $26.9M a year: $1,146 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. Spread across 56 auto repair shops, that is $481K per shop, 8% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 56 auto repair shops on map listings in Rice County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 23.8 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 41 businesses with payroll in Rice County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 8.9% from 2019. That is one for every 573 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 50 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Rice County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rice County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Rice County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #1,006 of 2,378 scored counties and #35 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Rice 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 | Rice County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.8 | 19.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $481K | $561K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 573 | 844 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.9% | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,146 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $83,181 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45 → 41−8.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 149
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 50Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 567 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Rice 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 Rice County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,939+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,493
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 496 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 137
- Median household income
- $83,181+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,276
- Median home value
- $320,200
- Jobs located here
- 25,685
- Daytime population
- 60,549Residents 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 Rice 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 |
| 35Rice County, MN | 54 | 56 | 23.8 | $481K | +4.2% | #1,006 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Rice 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 Rice County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 56 auto repair shops in Rice County. 7 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 8.9% from 2019. Another 50 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Rice County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $26.9M a year, or $1,146 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $481K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,493 households in Rice County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rice County, MN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Rice County has 23.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $481K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Rice County would have about 61, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 573 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Rice County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Rice County at 69,939 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,493 households. Median household income in Rice County is $83,181, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Rice County scores 54 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,006 of 2,378 scored counties.
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