Motorvista - Car Dealers and Driver Information for Benson, Minnesota

Population in Benson

Total	3,376
Urban	99%
Rural	1%

Households in Benson

Total Number	1,451
Owner occupied	71%
Renter occupied	29%
Average Size	2 people
Average number of Cars	1.6
among Homeowners	1.9
among Renters	0.9
Comparison

Commuting in Benson

Total number of workers	1,603
Didn't commute by car or at all	185
Commuted by car	1,418
Lone driver	94%
Carpooled, 2 people	5%
Carpooled, 3 people	0%
Carpooled, 4 people	1%

Households and Availability of Vehicles

Ethnicity	House- holds	Comparison of households With/Without a car	At least one car available
White	1,438		88%
2 or more races	6		100%
Hispanic	5		100%

Cars in Benson

The total number of cars in Benson is 2,314, which amounts to 1.4 vehicles for every person who commutes by car.

In 2006, there were 10 auto theft crimes reported in Benson.

Working and Commuting

13 women and 35 men in Benson are professional drivers. Together they make up 3% of the Benson work force.

1,603 people (47% of the population) in Benson work. 41 work from home, and 1,562 commute. The median income for the year 2000 was $21,928.

91% of all commuters in Benson ride in a car. People who commute in Benson typically spend five to nine minutes getting to work.

Fuel use

The number of homes in Benson using oil-based fuel for heating is 68, which makes up 5% of homes.

All types of fuel and the number of homes using them for heating are:

1. Utility gas (1,237)
2. Electricity (74)
3. Oil (68)
4. Bottled gas (43)
5. Other (16)
6. Wood (11)

Local Auto Dealers in Benson, Minnesota

We have 3 car dealers in Benson listed below.

• Baker Nolan Ford Sales

  
  Phone:(320) 264-2871
  

  901 Atlantic Avenue
  Benson, Minnesota 56215

• D & C Motors Inc

  
  Phone:(320) 843-4283
  Fax:(320) 843-4672

  Highway 12 E
  Benson, Minnesota 56215

• Swenson Motor Company of Benson

  
  Phone:(320) 843-4283
  

  Highway 12 East
  Benson, Minnesota 56215