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Collision repair and body shops in Carver County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Carver County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #37 of 1,327 scored counties
#2 of 38 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $53.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,302 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.7M
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,379
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Carver County is 83 (high), #37 of 1,327 scored counties and #2 of 38 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for collision repair and body shops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 collision repair and body shops in Carver County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 45% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Carver County comes to about $53.6M a year: $1,302 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. That is about $7.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.5 times 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Carver County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 3,431 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $548K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Carver County. Population estimates put the population change in Carver County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Carver 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 | Carver County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $7.7M | $3.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,431 | 3,005 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,302 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $125,946 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 113
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $548K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Carver 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 Carver County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,379+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 41,175
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 354 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 311
- Median household income
- $125,946+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $159,987
- Median home value
- $453,600
- Jobs located here
- 38,239
- Daytime population
- 88,928Residents 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 Carver 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 Carver 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 care86
- Auto repair shops83
- Collision repair and body shops83
- Car washes and detailing89
- Tire shops93
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations88
- Insurance agencies35
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 Carver County, MN?
There are 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Carver County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Carver County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $53.6M a year, or $1,302 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $7.7M 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 41,175 households in Carver County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carver County, MN compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Carver County has 1.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $7.7M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Carver County would have about 17, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,431 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Carver County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Carver County at 114,379 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,175 households. The median household income in Carver County is $125,946 a year, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Carver County scores 83 for collision repair and body shops (high), #37 of 1,327 scored counties.
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