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Collision repair and body shops in Ward County, ND
How Ward County, ND 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 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,188 of 1,327 scored counties
#6 of 6 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,121 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 94% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,233
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Ward County is 25 (lower middle), #1,188 of 1,327 scored counties and #6 of 6 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 collision repair and body shops in Ward County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Ward County comes to about $32M a year: $1,121 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 39% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Ward County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 2,041 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Ward County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ward 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.
| Measure | Ward County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,041 | 1,971 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.7% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,121 | $1,154 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,238 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 118
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- 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 Ward 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 Ward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,233−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 28,568
- Median age
- 35.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,013 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $78,238+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,307
- Median home value
- $267,100
- Jobs located here
- 30,323
- Daytime population
- 68,012Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, ND | 65 | 21 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +9.1% | #313 of 1,327 |
| 2Burleigh County, ND | 54 | 15 | 3.6 | $3.2M | +4.7% | #568 of 1,327 |
| 3Williams County, ND | 52 | 5 | 3.3 | $3.6M | +1.4% | #611 of 1,327 |
| 4Grand Forks County, ND | 40 | 11 | 3.5 | $2.9M | +1.9% | #894 of 1,327 |
| 5Stark County, ND | 26 | 10 | 7.4 | $1.6M | +0.5% | #1,177 of 1,327 |
| 6Ward County, ND | 25 | 17 | 6.0 | $1.9M | −2.4% | #1,188 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Ward 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 care33
- Auto repair shops33
- Collision repair and body shops25
- Car washes and detailing27
- Tire shops53
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations36
- Insurance agencies19
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 Ward County, ND?
Ward County has 17 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. 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 Ward County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $32M a year, or $1,121 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 28,568 households in Ward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ward County, ND compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Ward County has 6.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 94% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Ward County would have about 10, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,041 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Ward County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Ward County at 68,233 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,568 households. The median household income in Ward County is $78,238 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% 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. Ward County scores 25 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,188 of 1,327 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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