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Collision repair and body shops in Nicollet County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Nicollet County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #775 of 1,327 scored counties
#22 of 38 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,138 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,273
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 collision repair and body shops in Nicollet County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Nicollet County comes to about $14.8M a year: $1,138 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 4% 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 5 businesses with payroll in Nicollet County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,600 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Nicollet County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For collision repair and body shops, Nicollet County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #775 of 1,327 scored counties and #22 of 38 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Nicollet 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 | Nicollet County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,600 | 3,005 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,138 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $79,756 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Nicollet 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 Nicollet County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,273−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 13,002
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 448 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $79,756+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,374
- Median home value
- $270,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,748
- Daytime population
- 33,573Residents 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 |
| 22Nicollet County, MN | 45 | 5 | 3.8 | $3M | −0.7% | #775 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Nicollet 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 care64
- Auto repair shops50
- Collision repair and body shops45
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations62
- Insurance agencies41
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 Nicollet County, MN?
There are 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Nicollet County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Nicollet County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.8M a year, or $1,138 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 13,002 households in Nicollet County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nicollet County, MN compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Nicollet County has 3.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% 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 2,600 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Nicollet County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Nicollet County at 34,273 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,002 households. The median household income in Nicollet County is $79,756 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.3% 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. Nicollet County scores 45 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #775 of 1,327 scored counties.
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