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Collision repair and body shops in Clay County, MN
The collision repair and body shops in Clay County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #493 of 1,327 scored counties
#14 of 38 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,080 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,734
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Clay County spend about $28.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,080 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.9M per shop, 7% 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 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Clay County in 2023. That is one for every 3,777 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1M has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Clay County.
Population estimates show Clay County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Clay County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #493 of 1,327 scored counties and #14 of 38 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Clay 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 | Clay County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,777 | 3,005 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,080 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $81,172 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,734+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,442
- Median age
- 34.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,045 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $81,172+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,798
- Median home value
- $265,500
- Jobs located here
- 20,888
- Daytime population
- 54,566Residents 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 Clay 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 |
| 14Clay County, MN | 58 | 10 | 3.8 | $2.9M | +3.6% | #493 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Clay 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 care75
- Auto repair shops61
- Collision repair and body shops58
- Car washes and detailing72
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations68
- Insurance agencies25
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 Clay County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 collision repair and body shops in Clay County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Clay County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $28.5M a year, or $1,080 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 26,442 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, MN compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Clay County has 3.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Clay County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,777 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 67,734 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,442 households. Median household income in Clay County is $81,172, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Clay County scores 58 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #493 of 1,327 scored counties.
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