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Auto repair shops in Ward County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Ward County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,910 of 2,378 scored counties
#14 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 81
- 14 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- −11.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $32M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,121 a household
- Spending per listing
- $395K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.4
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,233
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Ward County is 33 (lower middle), #1,910 of 2,378 scored counties and #14 of 14 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 81 auto repair shops in Ward County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 17%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.4, 32% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,121 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Ward County spend about $32M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 81 auto repair shops, that is $395K per shop, 11% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in Ward County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 11.8% from 2019. That is one for every 635 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $292K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Ward County. Population estimates put the population change in Ward County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ward 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 | Ward County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.4 | 22.0 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $395K | $524K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 635 | 633 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.8% | +5.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,121 | $1,154 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,238 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 45−11.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 309
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 46Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $292K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Ward 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 Ward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,233−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 28,568
- Median age
- 35.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,013 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $78,238+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,307
- Median home value
- $267,100
- Jobs located here
- 30,323
- Daytime population
- 68,012Residents 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 Ward 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 |
| 14Ward County, ND | 33 | 81 | 28.4 | $395K | −2.4% | #1,910 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Ward 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 Ward County, ND?
There are 81 auto repair shops on map listings in Ward County as of September 2026. 14 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 11.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ward County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $32M a year, or $1,121 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $395K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,568 households in Ward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ward County, ND compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Ward County has 28.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $395K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Ward County would have about 72, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 635 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Ward County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Ward County at 68,233 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,568 households. The median household income in Ward County is $78,238 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% 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. Ward County scores 33 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,910 of 2,378 scored counties.
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