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Auto repair and car care businesses in Allegany County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Allegany County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,603 of 2,401 scored counties
#21 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 58
- 9 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $825 a household
- Spending per listing
- $252K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.7
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,800
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 58 auto repair and car care businesses in Allegany County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 16%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 32.7 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $825 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Allegany County spend about $14.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $252K of household spending for each business on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in Allegany County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 738 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 42 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $223K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Allegany County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allegany County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Allegany County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,603 of 2,401 scored counties and #21 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Allegany 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 | Allegany County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.7 | 24.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $252K | $258K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 738 | 765 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.1% | −1.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $825 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,869 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 24−11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 83
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 42Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 589 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $223K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Allegany 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 Allegany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,800+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,710
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,030 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $62,869+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,480
- Median home value
- $101,700
- Jobs located here
- 14,041
- Daytime population
- 43,721Residents 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 Allegany 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 |
| 21Allegany County, NY | 41 | 58 | 32.7 | $252K | +0.9% | #1,603 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Allegany County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Allegany County, NY?
There are 58 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Allegany County as of September 2026. 9 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. Official counts list 42 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Allegany County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.6M a year, or $825 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $252K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,710 households in Allegany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allegany County, NY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Allegany County has 32.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $252K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Allegany County would have about 54, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 738 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Allegany County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Allegany County at 46,800 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,710 households. Median household income in Allegany County is $62,869, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. Allegany County scores 41 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,603 of 2,401 scored counties.
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