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Auto repair and car care businesses in Broome County, NY
The auto repair and car care businesses in Broome County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,254 of 2,401 scored counties
#51 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 289
- 87 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 132
- −7.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $60M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $732 a household
- Spending per listing
- $208K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 195,736
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Broome County has a Groundwork market score of 21 (low): #2,254 of 2,401 scored counties and #51 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 289 auto repair and car care businesses in Broome County. Of those, 87 are chain locations, or 30%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.2, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Broome County spend about $60M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $732 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $208K of household spending for each business on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 132 businesses with payroll in Broome County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 621 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $143K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Broome County. Population estimates put the population change in Broome County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Broome 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 | Broome County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.2 | 24.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $208K | $258K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 621 | 765 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.0% | −1.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $732 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,616 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 142 → 132−7.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 745
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 122Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 28987 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 224The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $143K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Broome 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 Broome County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 195,736−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 82,005
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 706 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 280
- Median household income
- $62,616+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,128
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 82,220
- Daytime population
- 201,023Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 51Broome County, NY | 21 | 289 | 35.2 | $208K | −1.2% | #2,254 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Broome 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 care21
- Auto repair shops23
- Collision repair and body shops36
- Car washes and detailing28
- Tire shops23
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations43
- Insurance agencies33
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 Broome County, NY?
There are 289 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Broome County as of September 2026. 87 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 132 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019. Another 122 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Broome County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $60M a year, or $732 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 289 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $208K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 82,005 households in Broome County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Broome County, NY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Broome County has 35.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $208K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Broome County would have about 224, against 289 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 621 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Broome County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Broome County at 195,736 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 82,005 households. Median household income in Broome County is $62,616, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Broome County scores 21 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,254 of 2,401 scored counties.
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