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Collision repair and body shops in Blue Earth County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Blue Earth County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #266 of 1,327 scored counties
#8 of 38 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,107 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 65% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,634
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 collision repair and body shops in Blue Earth County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Blue Earth County comes to about $30.6M a year: $1,107 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 65% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Blue Earth County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 3,067 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $846K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Blue Earth County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Blue Earth County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Blue Earth County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #266 of 1,327 scored counties and #8 of 38 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Blue Earth County compares
The same measures for Minnesota and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the collision repair and body 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 | Blue Earth County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $3.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,067 | 3,005 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,107 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,477 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $846K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,634+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 27,606
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 748 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $74,477+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,438
- Median home value
- $266,700
- Jobs located here
- 37,905
- Daytime population
- 76,062Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Blue Earth County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, MN | 87 | 20 | 1.9 | $6.4M | +6.9% | #21 of 1,327 |
| 2Carver County, MN | 83 | 7 | 1.7 | $7.7M | +6.6% | #37 of 1,327 |
| 3Dakota County, MN | 76 | 43 | 2.5 | $4.6M | +3.9% | #117 of 1,327 |
| 4Olmsted County, MN | 73 | 19 | 2.8 | $3.8M | +2.3% | #161 of 1,327 |
| 5Wright County, MN | 71 | 16 | 3.0 | $4.5M | +11.1% | #187 of 1,327 |
| 6Scott County, MN | 70 | 19 | 3.5 | $3.8M | +5.1% | #217 of 1,327 |
| 7McLeod County, MN | 69 | 5 | 3.3 | $3.6M | −0.3% | #242 of 1,327 |
| 8Blue Earth County, MN | 67 | 6 | 2.2 | $5.1M | +2.1% | #266 of 1,327 |
| 9Hennepin County, MN | 67 | 107 | 2.0 | $4.9M | +0.2% | #268 of 1,327 |
| 10Sherburne County, MN | 67 | 12 | 3.4 | $3.9M | +6.8% | #275 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Blue Earth County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care50
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops67
- Car washes and detailing55
- Tire shops60
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations65
- Insurance agencies17
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Blue Earth County, MN?
Blue Earth County has 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Blue Earth County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $30.6M a year, or $1,107 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $5.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,606 households in Blue Earth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blue Earth County, MN compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Blue Earth County has 2.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $5.1M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Blue Earth County would have about 10, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,067 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Blue Earth County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Blue Earth County at 70,634 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,606 households. The median household income in Blue Earth County is $74,477 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Blue Earth County scores 67 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #266 of 1,327 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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