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Collision repair and body shops in Otter Tail County, MN
How Otter Tail County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #795 of 1,327 scored counties
#25 of 38 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,193 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,041
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,193 per household (25% above the U.S. average), households in Otter Tail County spend about $30M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.7M per shop, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Otter Tail County has 11 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Otter Tail County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 1,797 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Otter Tail County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Otter Tail County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #795 of 1,327 scored counties and #25 of 38 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Otter Tail 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 | Otter Tail County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,797 | 3,005 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.1% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,193 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,255 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Otter Tail 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 Otter Tail County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,041+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 25,157
- Median age
- 45.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,972 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $72,255+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,523
- Median home value
- $273,000
- Jobs located here
- 23,068
- Daytime population
- 55,886Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Otter Tail County marked.
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 |
| 25Otter Tail County, MN | 44 | 11 | 4.4 | $2.7M | +1.6% | #795 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Otter Tail 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 care51
- Auto repair shops50
- Collision repair and body shops44
- Car washes and detailing69
- Tire shops64
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations46
- Insurance agencies21
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 Otter Tail County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 collision repair and body shops in Otter Tail County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Otter Tail County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $30M a year, or $1,193 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 25,157 households in Otter Tail County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Otter Tail County, MN compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Otter Tail County has 4.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Otter Tail County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,797 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Otter Tail County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Otter Tail County at 61,041 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,157 households. Median household income in Otter Tail County is $72,255, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Otter Tail County scores 44 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #795 of 1,327 scored counties.
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