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Collision repair and body shops in Wright County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Wright County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #187 of 1,327 scored counties
#5 of 38 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
16
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
30
+20.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$71.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,324 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
45% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
157,559
+11.1% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Wright County comes to about $71.5M a year: $1,324 per household, 38% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 45% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

There are 16 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Wright County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Wright County in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,800 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Wright County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wright County grew 11.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Wright County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #187 of 1,327 scored counties and #5 of 38 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Wright 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 Wright County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureWright CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.03.13.1
Spending per listing$4.5M$3.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment1,8003,0053,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+20.0%+0.1%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.1%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,324$1,108$958
Median household income$107,209$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score7154

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 30+20.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
122
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
161 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Wright 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 Wright County

Population, 2025 estimate
157,559+11.1% since 2020
Households
54,010
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
661 sq. mi.
People per square mile
224
Median household income
$107,209+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,718
Median home value
$358,900
Jobs located here
46,489
Daytime population
114,013Residents 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 Wright 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

Other business types in Wright County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Wright County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 collision repair and body shops in Wright County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019.

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

About $71.5M a year, or $1,324 per household. That is 38% above the U.S. average (an index of 138, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 54,010 households in Wright County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wright County has 3.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.5M, 45% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Wright County would have about 23, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,800 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Wright County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Wright County at 157,559 people in 2025, up 11.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,010 households. Median household income in Wright County is $107,209, 33% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Wright County scores 71 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #187 of 1,327 scored counties.

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