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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Glens Falls, NY metro area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Glens Falls, NY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #297 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 179
- 64 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 75
- −2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $845 a household
- Spending per listing
- $258K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.8
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 124,373
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Glens Falls metro area is 36 (lower middle), #297 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Glens Falls metro area spend about $46.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $845 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $258K of household spending for each business on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 179 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Glens Falls metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 64 are chain locations, or 36%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 32.8 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Glens Falls metro area in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 728 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Glens Falls metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Glens Falls metro area declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Glens Falls 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 | Glens Falls metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.8 | 24.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $258K | $258K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 728 | 765 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.6% | −1.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $845 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,836 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 75−2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 418
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 114Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17964 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 172The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Glens Falls 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 Glens Falls metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 124,373−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 54,602
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,698 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $75,836+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,103
- Median home value
- $232,500
- Jobs located here
- 49,038
- Daytime population
- 117,382Residents 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 Glens Falls 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 |
Other business types in the Glens Falls 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 care36
- Auto repair shops27
- Collision repair and body shops30
- Car washes and detailing62
- Tire shops28
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations28
- Insurance agencies53
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 Glens Falls, NY metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 179 auto repair and car care businesses in the Glens Falls metro area. 64 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. Official counts list 114 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Glens Falls, NY metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $46.1M a year, or $845 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 179 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $258K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,602 households in the Glens Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Glens Falls, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Glens Falls metro area has 32.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $258K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Glens Falls metro area would have about 172, against 179 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 728 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Glens Falls, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Glens Falls metro area at 124,373 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,602 households. The median household income in the Glens Falls metro area is $75,836 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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 Glens Falls metro area scores 36 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #297 of 387 scored metro areas.
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