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Auto repair shops in Nelson County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Nelson County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
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
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,289 a household
- Spending per listing
- $863K
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 2,963
- −1.0% since 2020
See the auto repair shops around any address in Nelson County
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What this means
Households in Nelson County spend about $1.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,289 per household, 35% above the U.S. average. That works out to $863K 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 Nelson County as of September 2026. That is 14.9 per 10,000 households.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Nelson County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 446 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Nelson County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Nelson 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 | Nelson County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 22.0 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $863K | $524K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 446 | 633 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,289 | $1,154 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,193 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 2
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $70K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Nelson 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 Nelson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,963−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 1,338
- Median age
- 48.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 982 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $67,193
- Average household income
- $100,705
- Median home value
- $139,700
- Jobs located here
- 968
- Daytime population
- 2,899Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Nelson County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the auto repair shops on map listings by name and distance.
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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 Nelson 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 |
| Nelson County, ND | Not scored | 2 | 14.9 | $863K | −1.0% |
Other business types in Nelson County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Nelson County, ND?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 auto repair shops in Nelson County. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Nelson County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $1.7M a year, or $1,289 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $863K 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 1,338 households in Nelson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nelson County, ND compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Nelson 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, Nelson County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 446 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Nelson County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Nelson County at 2,963 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,338 households. Median household income in Nelson County is $67,193, 17% 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?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Nelson County. It maps the auto repair shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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