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Auto repair shops in Wabasha County, MN
How Wabasha 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #272 of 2,378 scored counties
#7 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 21
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,245 a household
- Spending per listing
- $543K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.9
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,537
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Wabasha County spend about $11.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,245 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. That works out to $543K per shop, 22% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 21 auto repair shops on map listings in Wabasha County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 22.9 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Wabasha County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,308 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $186K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Wabasha County.
Population estimates put the population change in Wabasha County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Wabasha County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #272 of 2,378 scored counties and #7 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Wabasha 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 | Wabasha County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.9 | 19.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $543K | $561K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,308 | 844 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,245 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $82,007 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $186K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Wabasha 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 Wabasha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,537+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 9,156
- Median age
- 45.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $82,007+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,189
- Median home value
- $264,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,667
- Daytime population
- 17,295Residents 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 Wabasha 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 |
Other business types in Wabasha County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Wabasha County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 auto repair shops in Wabasha County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wabasha County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.4M a year, or $1,245 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $543K 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 9,156 households in Wabasha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wabasha County, MN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Wabasha County has 22.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $543K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Wabasha County would have about 26, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,308 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Wabasha County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Wabasha County at 21,537 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,156 households. Median household income in Wabasha County is $82,007, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Wabasha County scores 73 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #272 of 2,378 scored counties.
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