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Auto repair shops in Hettinger County, ND

The auto repair shops in Hettinger County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,312 a household
Spending per listing
$741K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
17.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
2,492
+0.4% 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

Households in Hettinger County spend about $1.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,312 per household, 37% above the U.S. average. That works out to $741K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 2 auto repair shops on map listings in Hettinger County as of September 2026. That is 17.7 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for mechanical, body and glass repair in Hettinger County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hettinger County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Hettinger 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.

Auto repair shops in Hettinger County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureHettinger CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.722.021.5
Spending per listing$741K$524K$445K
Households per official establishmentn/a633955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.0%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,312$1,154$958
Median household income$73,026$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Hettinger 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 Hettinger County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,492+0.4% since 2020
Households
1,130
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,132 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$73,026
Average household income
$94,487
Median home value
$117,300
Jobs located here
617
Daytime population
2,054Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across North Dakota

Every North Dakota market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Hettinger County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rolette County, ND73513.3$965K−4.1%#248 of 2,378
2McKenzie County, ND68813.3$1.1M+2.8%#396 of 2,378
3Morton County, ND673323.7$565K+3.8%#463 of 2,378
4Cass County, ND6515818.8$545K+9.1%#522 of 2,378
5Burleigh County, ND599422.8$504K+4.7%#769 of 2,378
6Richland County, ND561420.4$581K+1.2%#887 of 2,378
7Grand Forks County, ND525918.9$533K+1.9%#1,086 of 2,378
8Walsh County, ND49920.5$586K−3.3%#1,207 of 2,378
9Stutsman County, ND492021.2$522K−0.6%#1,212 of 2,378
10Ramsey County, ND411833.3$307K−0.4%#1,633 of 2,378
Hettinger County, NDNot scored217.7$741K+0.4%

Other business types in Hettinger County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Hettinger County, ND?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 auto repair shops in Hettinger County. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Hettinger County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Hettinger County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $1.5M a year, or $1,312 per household. That is 37% above the U.S. average (an index of 137, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $741K 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 1,130 households in Hettinger County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hettinger County, ND compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Hettinger County has 2 auto repair shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Hettinger County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Hettinger County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Hettinger County at 2,492 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,130 households. Median household income in Hettinger County is $73,026, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Hettinger County

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