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Collision repair and body shops in Lake County, MN

The collision repair and body shops in Lake County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,147 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,746
−1.6% 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 2 collision repair and body shops in Lake County. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households.

At $1,147 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $5.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 2 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.8M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Lake County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Lake County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Lake County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lake 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 Lake County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureLake CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.03.13.1
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,0053,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.1%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,147$1,108$958
Median household income$75,541$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored54

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
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 Lake 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 Lake County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,746−1.6% since 2020
Households
4,942
Median age
49.6
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,109 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$75,541+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,384
Median home value
$241,300
Jobs located here
3,658
Daytime population
9,997Residents 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 Lake 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
Lake County, MNNot scored24.0$2.8M−1.6%

Other business types in Lake 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 Lake County, MN?

Lake County has 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Lake County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5.7M a year, or $1,147 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 4,942 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lake County has 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending.

How fast is Lake County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Lake County at 10,746 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,942 households. The median household income in Lake County is $75,541 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Lake County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lake County. It maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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