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Window tint shop software in Minnesota

Minnesota had 900 auto body, paint, interior and glass shops employing 7,208 people, 17th among the 50 states (Census County Business Patterns, 2023); 78.9% of its 3.0 million workers get to work by car, truck or van, and households there have 4.5 million vehicles (ACS 2024 1-year).

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Minnesota market at a glance

Automotive body, paint, interior, and glass repair (NAICS 81112)900 establishments (2022: 899) · 7,208 employees · $441.7 million payroll
All automotive repair and maintenance (NAICS 8111)3,219 establishments · 20,290 employees
Top countiesHennepin 129, Anoka 67, Dakota 58, Ramsey 49, St. Louis 38, Stearns 31, Wright 31, Washington 27, Scott 23, Olmsted 22
Top metro areas (whole-metro counts)Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: 469 (all states in the metro); Duluth, MN-WI: 57 (all states in the metro); Sioux Falls, SD-MN: 50 (all states in the metro); St. Cloud, MN: 41; Rochester, MN: 40; Fargo, ND-MN: 39 (all states in the metro); Grand Forks, ND-MN: 21 (all states in the metro); Brainerd, MN: 18
Households per establishment2,626 (US: 3,143)
Population5,793,151
Households2,363,442
Household vehicles4,455,218 (1.89 per household)
Median household income$87,117
Top counties, vehicles (ACS 5-year)Hennepin 885,211, Ramsey 359,274, Dakota 332,361, Anoka 280,681, Washington 212,606, St. Louis 161,927, Stearns 121,755, Olmsted 121,573, Wright 118,002, Scott 117,808
Commute by car, truck or van78.9%

Source: US Census Bureau: County Business Patterns (CBP) 2023, ACS 2024 1-year; city populations, Vintage 2024. US = 50 states + DC.

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Minnesota window tint rules

Minnesota requires side and rear windows to pass at least 50% of light, plus or minus 3%, with luminous reflectance of no more than 20%, plus or minus 3%, and no window may look highly reflective or mirrored. Nothing may reduce light through the windshield, with no top-strip exception. Pickup rear windows, van windows behind the driver, and limousine, funeral and police vehicle side and rear windows are exempt, as is glazing covered by a prescription or a physician's or optometrist's statement of medical need. Applied film must carry a permanent marking of its transmittance and reflectance.

Summary checked against Minn. Stat. § 169.71, subds. 4, 4a and 5 on 2026-09-28. Verify current statutes before quoting.

Minnesota window tint law: the short answer

Minnesota tint shop questions

How much can I tint windows in Minnesota?
Minnesota requires side and rear windows to pass at least 50% of light, plus or minus 3%, with luminous reflectance of no more than 20%, plus or minus 3%, and no window may look highly reflective or mirrored. Nothing may reduce light through the windshield, with no top-strip exception. Pickup rear windows, van windows behind the driver, and limousine, funeral and police vehicle side and rear windows are exempt, as is glazing covered by a prescription or a physician's or optometrist's statement of medical need. Applied film must carry a permanent marking of its transmittance and reflectance. See the Minnesota tint law, with the statute.
How many window tint businesses are there in Minnesota?
Census has no window tint category. Its closest, automotive body, paint, interior, and glass repair (NAICS 81112), counted 900 in Minnesota in 2023, most in Hennepin (129), Anoka (67), Dakota (58), Ramsey (49) and St. Louis (38) (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
How many vehicles are there in Minnesota?
Minnesota households had 4,455,218 vehicles available, 1.89 per household (ACS 2024 1-year). By county, the most are in Hennepin (885,211), Ramsey (359,274), Dakota (332,361), Anoka (280,681), Washington (212,606) (ACS 2020-2024 5-year).

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Number of auto body, paint, interior and glass shops, CBP 2023.

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