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Auto repair and car care businesses in Cortland County, NY

How Cortland 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 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,316 of 2,401 scored counties
#57 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
73
25 chain locations (34%)
Official establishments
41
−10.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$15.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $836 a household
Spending per listing
$218K
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.4
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,850
−1.9% 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

Cortland County scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #2,316 of 2,401 scored counties and #57 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 73 auto repair and car care businesses in Cortland County. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 38.4 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $836 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Cortland County spend about $15.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $218K per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Cortland County in 2023, down 10.9% from 2019. That is one for every 463 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Cortland County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Cortland 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 Cortland County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureCortland CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.424.935.7
Spending per listing$218K$258K$269K
Households per official establishment463765681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.9%−1.7%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$836$642$958
Median household income$70,418$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score1735

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
46 → 41−10.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
232
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
33Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7325 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
45,850−1.9% since 2020
Households
18,999
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
499 sq. mi.
People per square mile
93
Median household income
$70,418+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,337
Median home value
$162,100
Jobs located here
17,001
Daytime population
43,892Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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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 Cortland 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
57Cortland County, NY177338.4$218K−1.9%#2,316 of 2,401

Other business types in Cortland County

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

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Questions

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

Cortland County has 73 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 10.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $15.9M a year, or $836 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $218K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,999 households in Cortland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cortland County has 38.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $218K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Cortland County would have about 59, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 463 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Cortland County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Cortland County at 45,850 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,999 households. Median household income in Cortland County is $70,418, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Cortland County scores 17 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,316 of 2,401 scored counties.

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