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Auto repair shops in Ramsey County, ND

How Ramsey 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,633 of 2,378 scored counties
#10 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
18
4 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,020 a household
Spending per listing
$307K
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
33.3
55% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,530
−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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 auto repair shops in Ramsey County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 33.3, 55% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $1,020 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Ramsey County spend about $5.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 18 auto repair shops, that is $307K per shop, 31% 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 Ramsey County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,353 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Ramsey County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Ramsey County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,633 of 2,378 scored counties and #10 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.

How Ramsey 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 Ramsey County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureRamsey CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households33.322.021.5
Spending per listing$307K$524K$445K
Households per official establishment1,353633955
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$1,020$1,154$958
Median household income$61,006$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score4161

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 4
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$547K
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
184 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Ramsey 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 Ramsey County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,530−0.4% since 2020
Households
5,410
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,185 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$61,006+3.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,482
Median home value
$199,300
Jobs located here
5,171
Daytime population
11,239Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Ramsey 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

Other business types in Ramsey County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

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

There are 18 auto repair shops on map listings in Ramsey County as of September 2026. 4 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $5.5M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $307K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,410 households in Ramsey County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ramsey County has 33.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $307K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Ramsey County would have about 12, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,353 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Ramsey County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Ramsey County at 11,530 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,410 households. The median household income in Ramsey County is $61,006 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 3.6% 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. Ramsey County scores 41 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,633 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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