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Auto repair shops in Swift County, MN

The auto repair shops in Swift County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,101 a household
Spending per listing
$504K
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.8
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,763
−0.4% 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

At $1,101 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Swift County spend about $4.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $504K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Swift County has 9 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Swift County in 2023. That is one for every 317 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $137K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Swift County.

Population estimates put the population change in Swift County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Swift 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 Swift County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureSwift CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.819.721.5
Spending per listing$504K$561K$445K
Households per official establishment317844955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,101$1,108$958
Median household income$60,412$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored64

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 13
Employees, 2023
52
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$137K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
9,763−0.4% since 2020
Households
4,121
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
742 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$60,412
Average household income
$84,064
Median home value
$161,400
Jobs located here
3,749
Daytime population
9,068Residents 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 Swift 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
Swift County, MNNot scored921.8$504K−0.4%

Other business types in Swift County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 auto repair shops in Swift County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $4.5M a year, or $1,101 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $504K 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 4,121 households in Swift County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Swift County has 21.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $504K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Swift County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 317 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Swift County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Swift County at 9,763 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,121 households. Median household income in Swift County is $60,412, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Swift County. It maps the auto repair shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Swift County

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