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Auto repair shops in Rolette County, ND
How Rolette 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #248 of 2,378 scored counties
#1 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,280 a household
- Spending per listing
- $965K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,688
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 auto repair shops in Rolette County. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.3, 38% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Rolette County spend about $4.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,280 per household, 34% above the U.S. average. That is about $965K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.2 times 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Rolette County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rolette County declined 4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, Rolette County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #248 of 2,378 scored counties and #1 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Rolette 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 | Rolette County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 22.0 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $965K | $524K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 633 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,280 | $1,154 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,517 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 61 |
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
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Rolette 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 Rolette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,688−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 3,769
- Median age
- 33.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 903 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $59,517+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,773
- Median home value
- $103,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,280
- Daytime population
- 12,010Residents 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 Rolette 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 Rolette 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 Rolette County, ND?
There are 5 auto repair shops on map listings in Rolette County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Rolette County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rolette County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.8M a year, or $1,280 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $965K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,769 households in Rolette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rolette County, ND compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Rolette County has 13.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $965K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Rolette County would have about 11, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Rolette County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Rolette County at 11,688 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,769 households. The median household income in Rolette County is $59,517 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.9% 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. Rolette County scores 73 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #248 of 2,378 scored counties.
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