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Auto repair shops in Stutsman County, ND
How Stutsman 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,212 of 2,378 scored counties
#9 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 20
- 5 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,105 a household
- Spending per listing
- $522K
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,414
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 auto repair shops in Stutsman County. 5 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.2, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,105 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Stutsman County spend about $10.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 20 auto repair shops, that is $522K per shop, 17% above 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 Stutsman County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 674 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Stutsman County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Stutsman County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,212 of 2,378 scored counties and #9 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Stutsman 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 | Stutsman County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.2 | 22.0 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $522K | $524K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 674 | 633 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,105 | $1,154 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,856 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 205 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Stutsman 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 Stutsman County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,414−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 9,437
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,222 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $61,856+7.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,326
- Median home value
- $208,400
- Jobs located here
- 10,312
- Daytime population
- 21,126Residents 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 Stutsman 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 Stutsman 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 Stutsman County, ND?
There are 20 auto repair shops on map listings in Stutsman County as of September 2026. 5 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Stutsman County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.4M a year, or $1,105 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $522K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,437 households in Stutsman County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stutsman County, ND compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Stutsman County has 21.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $522K, 17% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Stutsman County would have about 24, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 674 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Stutsman County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Stutsman County at 21,414 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,437 households. The median household income in Stutsman County is $61,856 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 7.3% 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. Stutsman County scores 49 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,212 of 2,378 scored counties.
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