There are at present more than 60 business establishments in St. Ansgar, including a grocery store, auto dealer, attorney law office, bridal fashions, clothing fashions, chiropractor, fabric shop, hair salons, hardware store and home accessories and gifts, laundromat, massage therapist, newspaper, pharmacy, photography, plumbing and heating, real estate and insurance agencies, tea room, and unique gifts, a bed and breakfast and other retail and service establishments. It also has one of the most modern oat processing plants in North America. Two banks, St. Ansgar State Bank and Cedar Valley State Bank have deposits in excess of 60 million dollars. Municipal Services Municipal water supply comes from deep wells and has never run low in any dry season. A lagoon type sewage disposal system is maintained.
City streets are hard surfaced.
Snow removal is prompt. The St. Ansgar Volunteer Fire Department operates both city and rural trucks. A new fire station was constructed in 1979. City hall offices were completed in 1989. Police protection is provided by a city policeman and the county sheriff's office.