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Auto repair shops in Sibley County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #456 of 2,378 scored counties
#14 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,309 a household
Spending per listing
$597K
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.9
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,356
+3.6% 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 13 auto repair shops in Sibley County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.9, 2% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Sibley County comes to about $7.8M a year: $1,309 per household, 37% above the U.S. average. Spread across 13 auto repair shops, that is $597K per shop, 34% 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 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Sibley County in 2023. That is one for every 659 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 34 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Sibley County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sibley County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #456 of 2,378 scored counties and #14 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Sibley 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 Sibley County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureSibley CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.919.721.5
Spending per listing$597K$561K$445K
Households per official establishment659844955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,309$1,108$958
Median household income$77,634$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score6764

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 9
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$871K
One-person businesses, 2023
34Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
131 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Sibley 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 Sibley County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,356+3.6% since 2020
Households
5,929
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
589 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$77,634+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,335
Median home value
$231,900
Jobs located here
3,561
Daytime population
11,336Residents 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 Sibley 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
14Sibley County, MN671321.9$597K+3.6%#456 of 2,378

Other business types in Sibley County

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

Questions

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

Sibley County has 13 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.8M a year, or $1,309 per household. That is 37% above the U.S. average (an index of 137, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $597K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,929 households in Sibley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sibley County has 21.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $597K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Sibley County would have about 18, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 659 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Sibley County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Sibley County at 15,356 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,929 households. The median household income in Sibley County is $77,634 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Sibley County scores 67 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #456 of 2,378 scored counties.

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