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Collision repair and body shops in Dakota County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #117 of 1,327 scored counties
#3 of 38 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
43
15 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
45
+4.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$198.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,139 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
50% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
457,710
+3.9% 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

The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Dakota County is 76 (high), #117 of 1,327 scored counties and #3 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 43 collision repair and body shops in Dakota County. 15 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Dakota County comes to about $198.6M a year: $1,139 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 43 collision repair and body shops, that is $4.6M per shop, 50% 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 Dakota County was 45 in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,875 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Dakota County. Population estimates show Dakota County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Dakota 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 Dakota County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureDakota CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.53.13.1
Spending per listing$4.6M$3.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,8753,0053,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.7%+0.1%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,139$1,108$958
Median household income$106,318$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score7654

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
43 → 45+4.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,635
Annual payroll, 2023
$90.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4315 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
64The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Dakota 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 Dakota County

Population, 2025 estimate
457,710+3.9% since 2020
Households
174,362
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
563 sq. mi.
People per square mile
792
Median household income
$106,318+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$131,265
Median home value
$381,000
Jobs located here
180,369
Daytime population
396,728Residents 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 Dakota 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

Other business types in Dakota County

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

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Questions

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

There are 43 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Dakota County as of September 2026. 15 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019.

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

About $198.6M a year, or $1,139 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 174,362 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dakota County has 2.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.6M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Dakota County would have about 64, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,875 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Dakota County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Dakota County at 457,710 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 174,362 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $106,318 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Dakota County scores 76 for collision repair and body shops (high), #117 of 1,327 scored counties.

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