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Auto repair and car care businesses in Albany County, NY
How Albany County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,459 of 2,401 scored counties
#15 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 379
- 119 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 197
- −4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $102.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $763 a household
- Spending per listing
- $271K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.1
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 321,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 379 auto repair and car care businesses in Albany County. Of those, 119 are chain locations, or 31%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 28.1 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $763 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Albany County spend about $102.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $271K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Albany County was 197 in 2023, down 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 684 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 111 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $384K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Albany County.
Population estimates put the population change in Albany County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Albany County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,459 of 2,401 scored counties and #15 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Albany County compares
The same measures for New York and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses 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 | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.1 | 24.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $271K | $258K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 684 | 765 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.4% | −1.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $763 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $85,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 206 → 197−4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,468
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $69.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 111Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 379119 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 383The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $384K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Albany 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 Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 321,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 134,703
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 606
- Median household income
- $85,333+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,519
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 249,261
- Daytime population
- 417,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with Albany County marked.
Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saratoga County, NY | 68 | 245 | 24.0 | $381K | +2.3% | #420 of 2,401 |
| 2New York County, NY | 64 | 254 | 3.3 | $826K | −1.3% | #559 of 2,401 |
| 3Tompkins County, NY | 56 | 95 | 22.0 | $352K | −1.4% | #911 of 2,401 |
| 4Essex County, NY | 56 | 42 | 25.7 | $326K | −2.2% | #913 of 2,401 |
| 5Richmond County, NY | 53 | 404 | 23.7 | $315K | +1.3% | #1,065 of 2,401 |
| 6Tioga County, NY | 53 | 61 | 30.0 | $293K | −1.9% | #1,076 of 2,401 |
| 7Rockland County, NY | 52 | 301 | 29.0 | $317K | +5.9% | #1,117 of 2,401 |
| 8Putnam County, NY | 50 | 119 | 33.5 | $314K | +1.4% | #1,215 of 2,401 |
| 9Sullivan County, NY | 47 | 101 | 32.1 | $264K | +2.7% | #1,332 of 2,401 |
| 10Herkimer County, NY | 46 | 74 | 28.7 | $280K | −1.4% | #1,368 of 2,401 |
| 15Albany County, NY | 44 | 379 | 28.1 | $271K | +2.2% | #1,459 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Albany 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 care44
- Auto repair shops43
- Collision repair and body shops51
- Car washes and detailing48
- Tire shops54
- Oil change and quick lube50
- Gas stations50
- Insurance agencies26
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Albany County, NY?
Albany County has 379 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 119 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 197 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 4.4% from 2019. Another 111 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Albany County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $102.8M a year, or $763 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 379 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $271K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 134,703 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, NY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Albany County has 28.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $271K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Albany County would have about 383, against 379 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 684 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 321,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,703 households. Median household income in Albany County is $85,333, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Albany County scores 44 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,459 of 2,401 scored counties.
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