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Collision repair and body shops in Wells County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Wells County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,260 a household
- Spending per listing
- $450K
- 85% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.0
- 9 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 3,729
- −5.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 collision repair and body shops in Wells County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 28.0 for every 10,000 households, 9 times the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in Wells County spend about $2.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,260 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. That works out to $450K per shop, 85% 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 Wells County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 447 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wells County declined 5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Wells 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 | Wells County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $450K | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 447 | 1,971 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.7% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.9% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,260 | $1,154 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,114 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $262K
- 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
- 1The 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 Wells 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 Wells County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,729−5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 1,787
- Median age
- 45.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,271 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $66,114
- Average household income
- $96,130
- Median home value
- $114,500
- Jobs located here
- 1,434
- Daytime population
- 3,709Residents 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 |
| Wells County, ND | Not scored | 5 | 28.0 | $450K | −5.9% |
Other business types in Wells County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Wells County, ND?
There are 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Wells County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Wells County, ND spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $2.3M a year, or $1,260 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $450K 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 1,787 households in Wells County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wells County, ND compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Wells County has 28.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 9 times the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $450K, 85% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Wells County would have about 1, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 447 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Wells County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Wells County at 3,729 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,787 households. The median household income in Wells County is $66,114 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wells County. It maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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