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Collision repair and body shops in Morton County, ND

The collision repair and body shops in Morton County, ND, 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 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,337 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
51% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,601
+3.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 collision repair and body shops in Morton County. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in Morton County spend about $18.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,337 per household, 40% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4 collision repair and body shops, that is $4.7M per shop, 51% above 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 Morton County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,324 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Morton County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Morton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Morton County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Morton County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureMorton CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.93.73.1
Spending per listing$4.7M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,3241,9713,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.7%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,337$1,154$958
Median household income$79,382$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored43

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 6
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
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
6The 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 Morton 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 Morton County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,601+3.8% since 2020
Households
13,946
Median age
38.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
1,926 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$79,382+12.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,606
Median home value
$263,900
Jobs located here
11,613
Daytime population
28,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Morton County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, ND65212.5$4.1M+9.1%#313 of 1,327
2Burleigh County, ND54153.6$3.2M+4.7%#568 of 1,327
3Williams County, ND5253.3$3.6M+1.4%#611 of 1,327
4Grand Forks County, ND40113.5$2.9M+1.9%#894 of 1,327
5Stark County, ND26107.4$1.6M+0.5%#1,177 of 1,327
6Ward County, ND25176.0$1.9M−2.4%#1,188 of 1,327
Morton County, NDNot scored42.9$4.7M+3.8%

Other business types in Morton 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 Morton County, ND?

There are 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Morton County as of September 2026. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in Morton County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $18.6M a year, or $1,337 per household. That is 40% above the U.S. average (an index of 140, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 13,946 households in Morton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Morton County has 2.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.7M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Morton County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,324 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Morton County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Morton County at 34,601 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,946 households. The median household income in Morton County is $79,382 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.5% 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. Morton County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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