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Auto repair shops in Stark County, ND
How Stark 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,814 of 2,378 scored counties
#12 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 40
- 9 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- −5.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $15.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,147 a household
- Spending per listing
- $388K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.5
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,013
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Stark County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,814 of 2,378 scored counties and #12 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,147 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in Stark County spend about $15.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 40 auto repair shops, that is $388K per shop, 13% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 40 auto repair shops on map listings in Stark County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 23%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.5, 37% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Stark County was 32 in 2023, down 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 423 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $306K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Stark County. Population estimates show Stark County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Stark 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 | Stark County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.5 | 22.0 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $388K | $524K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 423 | 633 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.9% | +5.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,147 | $1,154 | $958 |
| Median household income | $84,449 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 32−5.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 150
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 409 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $306K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Stark 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 Stark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,013+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,537
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $84,449+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,478
- Median home value
- $271,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,400
- Daytime population
- 33,106Residents 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 Stark 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 |
| 12Stark County, ND | 36 | 40 | 29.5 | $388K | +0.5% | #1,814 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Stark County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Stark County, ND?
As of September 2026, map listings count 40 auto repair shops in Stark County. 9 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 5.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Stark County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.5M a year, or $1,147 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $388K 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 13,537 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stark County, ND compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Stark County has 29.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $388K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Stark County would have about 35, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 423 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Stark County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Stark County at 34,013 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,537 households. Median household income in Stark County is $84,449, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.2%, 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. Stark County scores 36 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,814 of 2,378 scored counties.
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