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Collision repair and body shops in the Detroit Lakes, MN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Detroit Lakes, MN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #151 of 387 scored small-town markets
#5 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,231 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,497
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,231 per household (29% above the U.S. average), households in the Detroit Lakes area spend about $17.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 6 collision repair and body shops, that is $3M per shop, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The Detroit Lakes area has 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 35% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Detroit Lakes area in 2023. That is one for every 1,801 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Detroit Lakes area grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Detroit Lakes area is 55 (upper middle), #151 of 387 scored small-town markets and #5 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota.
How the Detroit Lakes area 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 | Detroit Lakes area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,801 | 3,005 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,231 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,388 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 the Detroit Lakes area, 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 the Detroit Lakes area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,497+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 14,410
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,315 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $71,388
- Average household income
- $100,022
- Median home value
- $291,000
- Jobs located here
- 13,787
- Daytime population
- 33,123Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Minnesota for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with the Detroit Lakes area marked.
Top small-town markets in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hutchinson, MN | 75 | 5 | 3.3 | $3.6M | −0.3% | #38 of 387 |
| 2Brainerd, MN | 67 | 16 | 3.8 | $3M | +4.3% | #74 of 387 |
| 3Alexandria, MN | 66 | 5 | 2.9 | $4.1M | +2.6% | #76 of 387 |
| 4Faribault-Northfield, MN | 63 | 9 | 3.8 | $3M | +4.2% | #104 of 387 |
| 5Detroit Lakes, MN | 55 | 6 | 4.2 | $3M | +0.9% | #151 of 387 |
| 6Willmar, MN | 53 | 7 | 4.0 | $2.9M | +2.3% | #162 of 387 |
| 7Albert Lea, MN | 52 | 5 | 3.9 | $2.8M | −1.5% | #168 of 387 |
| 8Fergus Falls, MN | 52 | 11 | 4.4 | $2.7M | +1.6% | #171 of 387 |
| 9Grand Rapids, MN | 51 | 10 | 5.4 | $2.1M | +0.9% | #182 of 387 |
| 10Winona, MN | 50 | 8 | 4.0 | $2.8M | +1.8% | #185 of 387 |
Other business types in the Detroit Lakes area
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 care66
- Auto repair shops54
- Collision repair and body shops55
- Car washes and detailing79
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations74
- Insurance agencies39
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 the Detroit Lakes, MN area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 collision repair and body shops in the Detroit Lakes area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Detroit Lakes, MN area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.7M a year, or $1,231 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 14,410 households in the Detroit Lakes area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Detroit Lakes, MN area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Detroit Lakes area has 4.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,801 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Detroit Lakes, MN area growing?
Population estimates put the Detroit Lakes area at 35,497 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,410 households. Median household income in the Detroit Lakes area is $71,388, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Detroit Lakes area scores 55 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #151 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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