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Auto repair and car care businesses in Clinton County, NY
How Clinton 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,840 of 2,401 scored counties
#30 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 119
- 33 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $27.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $810 a household
- Spending per listing
- $228K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,138
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Clinton County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,840 of 2,401 scored counties and #30 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Clinton County comes to about $27.2M a year: $810 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 119 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $228K per business, 15% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Clinton County has 119 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 33 are chain locations, or 28%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 35.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 37 businesses with payroll in Clinton County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 907 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $270K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Clinton County. Population estimates put the population change in Clinton County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Clinton 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 | Clinton County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.5 | 24.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $228K | $258K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 907 | 765 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −1.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $810 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,224 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 370.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 216
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 62Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11933 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 101The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $270K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,138−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 33,556
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,038 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $71,224+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,254
- Median home value
- $180,600
- Jobs located here
- 30,059
- Daytime population
- 74,633Residents 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 Clinton 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 |
| 30Clinton County, NY | 35 | 119 | 35.5 | $228K | −2.0% | #1,840 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Clinton 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 care35
- Auto repair shops36
- Collision repair and body shops50
- Car washes and detailing45
- Tire shops62
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations16
- Insurance agencies38
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 Clinton County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 119 auto repair and car care businesses in Clinton County. 33 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 62 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clinton County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $27.2M a year, or $810 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 119 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $228K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,556 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, NY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Clinton County has 35.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $228K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Clinton County would have about 101, against 119 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 907 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Clinton County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 78,138 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,556 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $71,224 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.4% 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. Clinton County scores 35 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,840 of 2,401 scored counties.
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