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Auto repair shops in Burleigh County, ND
How Burleigh County, ND 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #769 of 2,378 scored counties
#5 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 94
- 13 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 62
- +14.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $47.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,148 a household
- Spending per listing
- $504K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.8
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 103,251
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 94 auto repair shops in Burleigh County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.8, 6% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Burleigh County comes to about $47.4M a year: $1,148 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That works out to $504K per shop, 13% above 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.
Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Burleigh County in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 666 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 65 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $468K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Burleigh County.
Population estimates show Burleigh County grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Burleigh County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #769 of 2,378 scored counties and #5 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Burleigh 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 | Burleigh County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.8 | 22.0 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $504K | $524K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 666 | 633 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.8% | +5.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,148 | $1,154 | $958 |
| Median household income | $86,851 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54 → 62+14.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 390
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 65Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9413 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 107The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $468K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Burleigh 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 Burleigh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 103,251+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 41,269
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,633 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $86,851+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,470
- Median home value
- $324,000
- Jobs located here
- 59,122
- Daytime population
- 107,970Residents 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 Burleigh 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 |
Other business types in Burleigh 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 Burleigh County, ND?
Burleigh County has 94 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 65 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Burleigh County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $47.4M a year, or $1,148 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $504K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,269 households in Burleigh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Burleigh County, ND compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Burleigh County has 22.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $504K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Burleigh County would have about 107, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 666 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Burleigh County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Burleigh County at 103,251 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,269 households. The median household income in Burleigh County is $86,851 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. Burleigh County scores 59 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #769 of 2,378 scored counties.
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