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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Elmira, NY metro area
How the Elmira, NY metro area compares with other metro areas 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 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #382 of 387 scored metro areas
#13 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 131
- 36 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- +14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $754 a household
- Spending per listing
- $203K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.2
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,415
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Elmira metro area is 12 (low), #382 of 387 scored metro areas and #13 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $754 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Elmira metro area spend about $26.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $203K per business, 24% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Elmira metro area has 131 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 37.2 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Elmira metro area was 56 in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 630 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $5,000 has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Elmira metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Elmira metro area declined 3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Elmira metro area 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 | Elmira metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.2 | 24.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $203K | $258K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 630 | 765 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.3% | −1.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $754 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,716 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56+14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 292
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13136 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 99The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $5,000
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Elmira metro area, 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 the Elmira metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,415−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 35,262
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 202
- Median household income
- $63,716+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,374
- Median home value
- $141,100
- Jobs located here
- 31,723
- Daytime population
- 81,216Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with the Elmira metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ithaca, NY | 60 | 95 | 22.0 | $352K | −1.4% | #120 of 387 |
| 2Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 50 | 1,073 | 28.0 | $292K | +1.9% | #204 of 387 |
| 3New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 47 | 16,730 | 22.6 | $288K | +0.6% | #224 of 387 |
| 4Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 36 | 891 | 35.0 | $259K | +3.0% | #296 of 387 |
| 5Glens Falls, NY | 36 | 179 | 32.8 | $258K | −1.9% | #297 of 387 |
| 6Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 36 | 1,495 | 29.8 | $255K | −0.8% | #298 of 387 |
| 7Kingston, NY | 35 | 241 | 32.4 | $270K | +1.1% | #303 of 387 |
| 8Rochester, NY | 30 | 1,502 | 33.7 | $236K | −0.7% | #327 of 387 |
| 9Syracuse, NY | 24 | 917 | 33.8 | $232K | −1.3% | #351 of 387 |
| 10Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 21 | 176 | 37.0 | $210K | −3.9% | #361 of 387 |
| 13Elmira, NY | 12 | 131 | 37.2 | $203K | −3.9% | #382 of 387 |
Other business types in the Elmira metro area
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 care12
- Auto repair shops11
- Collision repair and body shops2
- Car washes and detailing23
- Tire shops9
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations15
- Insurance agencies46
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 the Elmira, NY metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 131 auto repair and car care businesses in the Elmira metro area. 36 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 56 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Elmira, NY metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $26.6M a year, or $754 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 131 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $203K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,262 households in the Elmira metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Elmira, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Elmira metro area has 37.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $203K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Elmira metro area would have about 99, against 131 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 630 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Elmira, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Elmira metro area at 80,415 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,262 households. The median household income in the Elmira metro area is $63,716 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.0% 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. The Elmira metro area scores 12 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #382 of 387 scored metro areas.
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