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Auto repair shops in Waseca County, MN
The auto repair shops in Waseca County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,610 of 2,378 scored counties
#56 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 24
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,210 a household
- Spending per listing
- $377K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.1
- 49% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,688
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 auto repair shops in Waseca County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 32.1 per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Waseca County spend about $9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,210 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. Spread across 24 auto repair shops, that is $377K per shop, 15% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Waseca County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 831 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $442K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Waseca County.
Population estimates show Waseca County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, Waseca County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,610 of 2,378 scored counties and #56 of 65 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Waseca 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 | Waseca County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.1 | 19.7 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $377K | $561K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 831 | 844 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.7% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,210 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,261 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $370K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $442K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Waseca 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 Waseca County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,688−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,477
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 423 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $76,261+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,562
- Median home value
- $220,800
- Jobs located here
- 5,375
- Daytime population
- 15,240Residents 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 Waseca 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 |
| 56Waseca County, MN | 41 | 24 | 32.1 | $377K | −1.5% | #1,610 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Waseca 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 Waseca County, MN?
Waseca County has 24 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. 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 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Waseca County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9M a year, or $1,210 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $377K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,477 households in Waseca County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waseca County, MN compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Waseca County has 32.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $377K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Waseca County would have about 20, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 831 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Waseca County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Waseca County at 18,688 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,477 households. The median household income in Waseca County is $76,261 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% 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. Waseca County scores 41 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,610 of 2,378 scored counties.
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