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Collision repair and body shops in Dodge County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Dodge 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 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,355 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
58% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,376
+2.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 collision repair and body shops in Dodge County. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Dodge County comes to about $11M a year: $1,355 per household, 41% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per shop, 11% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Dodge County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 898 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Dodge County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Dodge County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dodge 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 Dodge County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureDodge CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.93.13.1
Spending per listing$2.7M$3.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment8983,0053,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.1%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,355$1,108$958
Median household income$95,739$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored54

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 9
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Dodge 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 Dodge County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,376+2.3% since 2020
Households
8,083
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
439 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$95,739+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,773
Median home value
$287,700
Jobs located here
5,620
Daytime population
15,087Residents 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 Dodge 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
Dodge County, MNNot scored44.9$2.7M+2.3%

Other business types in Dodge 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 Dodge County, MN?

Dodge County has 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $11M a year, or $1,355 per household. That is 41% above the U.S. average (an index of 141, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 8,083 households in Dodge County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dodge County has 4.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 11% 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 898 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Dodge County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Dodge County at 21,376 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,083 households. The median household income in Dodge County is $95,739 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Dodge County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Dodge County

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