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Collision repair and body shops in Cottonwood County, MN
How Cottonwood County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,171 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,405
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 collision repair and body shops in Cottonwood County. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in Cottonwood County spend about $5.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,171 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per shop, 41% below 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 3 businesses with payroll in Cottonwood County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 1,543 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Cottonwood County declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Cottonwood County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Cottonwood 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 | Cottonwood County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $3.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,543 | 3,005 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,171 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,941 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $562K
- 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 Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,405−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 4,630
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 640 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $72,941+40.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,108
- Median home value
- $169,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,163
- Daytime population
- 11,565Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Cottonwood County, MN | Not scored | 3 | 6.5 | $1.8M | −1.0% |
Other business types in Cottonwood 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 care29
- Auto repair shops33
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations30
- Insurance agencies12
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 Cottonwood County, MN?
There are 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Cottonwood County as of September 2026. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Cottonwood County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.4M a year, or $1,171 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 4,630 households in Cottonwood County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cottonwood County, MN compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Cottonwood County has 6.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Cottonwood County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,543 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Cottonwood County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Cottonwood County at 11,405 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,630 households. The median household income in Cottonwood County is $72,941 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.0% 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. Cottonwood 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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