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Auto repair and car care businesses in Delaware County, NY
How Delaware 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 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,301 of 2,401 scored counties
#55 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 77
- 21 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $15.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $809 a household
- Spending per listing
- $202K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.1
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,305
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Delaware County is 18 (low), #2,301 of 2,401 scored counties and #55 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 auto repair and car care businesses in Delaware County. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 27%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 40.1 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Delaware County spend about $15.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $809 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $202K per business, 25% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Delaware County was 39 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 492 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $165K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Delaware County. Population estimates put the population change in Delaware County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Delaware 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 | Delaware County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.1 | 24.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $202K | $258K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 492 | 765 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −1.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $809 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,337 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 390.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 141
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 53Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7721 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $165K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,305+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,203
- Median age
- 48.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,443 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $63,337+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,568
- Median home value
- $183,100
- Jobs located here
- 14,965
- Daytime population
- 42,128Residents 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 |
| 55Delaware County, NY | 18 | 77 | 40.1 | $202K | +0.2% | #2,301 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Delaware County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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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 Delaware County, NY?
There are 77 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Delaware County as of September 2026. 21 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 39 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 53 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Delaware County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.5M a year, or $809 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $202K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,203 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, NY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Delaware County has 40.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $202K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Delaware County would have about 58, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 492 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 Delaware County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 44,305 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,203 households. Median household income in Delaware County is $63,337, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.8%, 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. Delaware County scores 18 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,301 of 2,401 scored counties.
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