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Auto repair shops in Barnes County, ND
The auto repair shops in Barnes County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,849 of 2,378 scored counties
#13 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,231 a household
- Spending per listing
- $336K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.7
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,573
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Barnes County is 35 (lower middle), #1,849 of 2,378 scored counties and #13 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Barnes County spend about $6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,231 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. That is about $336K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Barnes County has 18 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That is 36.7 per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Barnes County in 2023. That is one for every 818 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barnes County declined 2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Barnes County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Barnes County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.7 | 22.0 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $336K | $524K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 818 | 633 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,231 | $1,154 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,038 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Barnes 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 Barnes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,573−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 4,908
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,492 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7
- Median household income
- $68,038+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,055
- Median home value
- $173,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,766
- Daytime population
- 10,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Barnes County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rolette County, ND | 73 | 5 | 13.3 | $965K | −4.1% | #248 of 2,378 |
| 2McKenzie County, ND | 68 | 8 | 13.3 | $1.1M | +2.8% | #396 of 2,378 |
| 3Morton County, ND | 67 | 33 | 23.7 | $565K | +3.8% | #463 of 2,378 |
| 4Cass County, ND | 65 | 158 | 18.8 | $545K | +9.1% | #522 of 2,378 |
| 5Burleigh County, ND | 59 | 94 | 22.8 | $504K | +4.7% | #769 of 2,378 |
| 6Richland County, ND | 56 | 14 | 20.4 | $581K | +1.2% | #887 of 2,378 |
| 7Grand Forks County, ND | 52 | 59 | 18.9 | $533K | +1.9% | #1,086 of 2,378 |
| 8Walsh County, ND | 49 | 9 | 20.5 | $586K | −3.3% | #1,207 of 2,378 |
| 9Stutsman County, ND | 49 | 20 | 21.2 | $522K | −0.6% | #1,212 of 2,378 |
| 10Ramsey County, ND | 41 | 18 | 33.3 | $307K | −0.4% | #1,633 of 2,378 |
| 13Barnes County, ND | 35 | 18 | 36.7 | $336K | −2.7% | #1,849 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Barnes 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 Barnes County, ND?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 auto repair shops in Barnes County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Barnes County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6M a year, or $1,231 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $336K 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 4,908 households in Barnes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barnes County, ND compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Barnes County has 36.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $336K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Barnes County would have about 14, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 818 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Barnes County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Barnes County at 10,573 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,908 households. Median household income in Barnes County is $68,038, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.6%, 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. Barnes County scores 35 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,849 of 2,378 scored counties.
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