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Auto repair shops in Todd County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #485 of 2,378 scored counties
#16 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
17
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,203 a household
Spending per listing
$723K
63% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.7
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,060
+3.0% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Todd County comes to about $12.3M a year: $1,203 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That is about $723K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 63% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 17 auto repair shops on map listings in Todd County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 16.7 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Todd County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 601 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 54 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $299K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Todd County.

Population estimates put the population change in Todd County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Todd County is 66 (upper middle), #485 of 2,378 scored counties and #16 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Todd 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 Todd County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureTodd CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.719.721.5
Spending per listing$723K$561K$445K
Households per official establishment601844955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.7%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,203$1,108$958
Median household income$67,662$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score6664

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 17
Employees, 2023
57
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
54Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
170 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$299K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
26,060+3.0% since 2020
Households
10,209
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
945 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$67,662+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,713
Median home value
$207,700
Jobs located here
6,886
Daytime population
21,131Residents 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 Todd 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
16Todd County, MN661716.7$723K+3.0%#485 of 2,378

Other business types in Todd County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 auto repair shops in Todd County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 54 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12.3M a year, or $1,203 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $723K 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 10,209 households in Todd County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Todd County has 16.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $723K, 63% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Todd County would have about 28, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 601 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Todd County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Todd County at 26,060 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,209 households. Median household income in Todd County is $67,662, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Todd County scores 66 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #485 of 2,378 scored counties.

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