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Auto repair and car care businesses in Cayuga County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Cayuga County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,345 of 2,401 scored counties
#60 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 130
- 40 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 59
- +7.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $813 a household
- Spending per listing
- $197K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.2
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,365
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Cayuga County has a Groundwork market score of 15 (low): #2,345 of 2,401 scored counties and #60 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Cayuga County comes to about $25.6M a year: $813 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $197K per business, 27% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Cayuga County has 130 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 40 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 41.2, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 59 businesses with payroll in Cayuga County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 534 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Cayuga County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cayuga County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cayuga 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 | Cayuga County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.2 | 24.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $197K | $258K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 534 | 765 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.3% | −1.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $813 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,904 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55 → 59+7.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 297
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 76Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13040 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 95The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Cayuga 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 Cayuga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,365−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,524
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 692 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $67,904+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,583
- Median home value
- $171,000
- Jobs located here
- 25,171
- Daytime population
- 65,706Residents 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 Cayuga 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 |
| 60Cayuga County, NY | 15 | 130 | 41.2 | $197K | −2.3% | #2,345 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Cayuga 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 care15
- Auto repair shops16
- Collision repair and body shops42
- Car washes and detailing39
- Tire shops37
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations45
- Insurance agencies40
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 Cayuga County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 130 auto repair and car care businesses in Cayuga County. 40 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 59 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019. Another 76 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cayuga County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $25.6M a year, or $813 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 130 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $197K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,524 households in Cayuga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cayuga County, NY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Cayuga County has 41.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $197K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Cayuga County would have about 95, against 130 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 534 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Cayuga County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Cayuga County at 74,365 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,524 households. The median household income in Cayuga County is $67,904 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Cayuga County scores 15 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,345 of 2,401 scored counties.
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