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Collision repair and body shops in Chippewa County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Chippewa County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,112 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
90% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,406
−1.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Chippewa County spend about $5.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,112 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 collision repair and body shops, that is $1.9M per shop, 38% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

There are 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Chippewa County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 90% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Chippewa County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Chippewa County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Chippewa County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Chippewa 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Chippewa County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureChippewa CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.93.13.1
Spending per listing$1.9M$3.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,0053,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.1%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,112$1,108$958
Median household income$71,458$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored54

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 automotive body, paint and interior repair in Chippewa 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 Chippewa County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,406−1.6% since 2020
Households
5,126
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
581 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$71,458+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,160
Median home value
$156,100
Jobs located here
5,048
Daytime population
11,393Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Chippewa County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, MN87201.9$6.4M+6.9%#21 of 1,327
2Carver County, MN8371.7$7.7M+6.6%#37 of 1,327
3Dakota County, MN76432.5$4.6M+3.9%#117 of 1,327
4Olmsted County, MN73192.8$3.8M+2.3%#161 of 1,327
5Wright County, MN71163.0$4.5M+11.1%#187 of 1,327
6Scott County, MN70193.5$3.8M+5.1%#217 of 1,327
7McLeod County, MN6953.3$3.6M−0.3%#242 of 1,327
8Blue Earth County, MN6762.2$5.1M+2.1%#266 of 1,327
9Hennepin County, MN671072.0$4.9M+0.2%#268 of 1,327
10Sherburne County, MN67123.4$3.9M+6.8%#275 of 1,327
Chippewa County, MNNot scored35.9$1.9M−1.6%

Other business types in Chippewa County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Chippewa County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 collision repair and body shops in Chippewa County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Chippewa County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Chippewa County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $5.7M a year, or $1,112 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,126 households in Chippewa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chippewa County, MN compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Chippewa County has 5.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 90% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Chippewa County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Chippewa County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Chippewa County at 12,406 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,126 households. Median household income in Chippewa County is $71,458, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Chippewa County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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