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Auto repair and car care businesses in Cattaraugus County, NY

The auto repair and car care businesses in Cattaraugus County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,054 of 2,401 scored counties
#40 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
112
30 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
42
−8.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$24.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $770 a household
Spending per listing
$219K
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
35.1
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
75,390
−2.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Cattaraugus County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #2,054 of 2,401 scored counties and #40 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 112 auto repair and car care businesses in Cattaraugus County. 30 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.1, 2% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $770 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Cattaraugus County spend about $24.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $219K of household spending for each business on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Cattaraugus County was 42 in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 759 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $530K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Cattaraugus County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cattaraugus County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Cattaraugus 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.

Auto repair and car care in Cattaraugus County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureCattaraugus CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households35.124.935.7
Spending per listing$219K$258K$269K
Households per official establishment759765681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.7%−1.7%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$770$642$958
Median household income$59,540$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score2935

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
46 → 42−8.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
192
Annual payroll, 2023
$8M
One-person businesses, 2023
69Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11230 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$530K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Cattaraugus 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 Cattaraugus County

Population, 2025 estimate
75,390−2.1% since 2020
Households
31,895
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,308 sq. mi.
People per square mile
58
Median household income
$59,540+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,425
Median home value
$113,100
Jobs located here
27,111
Daytime population
72,231Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with Cattaraugus County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saratoga County, NY6824524.0$381K+2.3%#420 of 2,401
2New York County, NY642543.3$826K−1.3%#559 of 2,401
3Tompkins County, NY569522.0$352K−1.4%#911 of 2,401
4Essex County, NY564225.7$326K−2.2%#913 of 2,401
5Richmond County, NY5340423.7$315K+1.3%#1,065 of 2,401
6Tioga County, NY536130.0$293K−1.9%#1,076 of 2,401
7Rockland County, NY5230129.0$317K+5.9%#1,117 of 2,401
8Putnam County, NY5011933.5$314K+1.4%#1,215 of 2,401
9Sullivan County, NY4710132.1$264K+2.7%#1,332 of 2,401
10Herkimer County, NY467428.7$280K−1.4%#1,368 of 2,401
40Cattaraugus County, NY2911235.1$219K−2.1%#2,054 of 2,401

Other business types in Cattaraugus County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Cattaraugus County, NY?

Cattaraugus County has 112 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. Another 69 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Cattaraugus County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $24.5M a year, or $770 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 112 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $219K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,895 households in Cattaraugus County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cattaraugus County, NY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Cattaraugus County has 35.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $219K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Cattaraugus County would have about 91, against 112 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 759 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Cattaraugus County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Cattaraugus County at 75,390 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,895 households. Median household income in Cattaraugus County is $59,540, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Cattaraugus County scores 29 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,054 of 2,401 scored counties.

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