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Auto repair and car care businesses in Herkimer County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Herkimer County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,368 of 2,401 scored counties
#10 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 74
- 18 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $20.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $804 a household
- Spending per listing
- $280K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.7
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,219
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 74 auto repair and car care businesses in Herkimer County. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 28.7 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $804 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Herkimer County spend about $20.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 74 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $280K per business, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in Herkimer County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 888 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 61 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $50K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Herkimer County.
Population estimates show Herkimer County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Herkimer County is 46 (lower middle), #1,368 of 2,401 scored counties and #10 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Herkimer 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 | Herkimer County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.7 | 24.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $280K | $258K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 888 | 765 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −1.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $804 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,515 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 290.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 113
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 61Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7418 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Herkimer 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 Herkimer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,219−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,741
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,411 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $68,515+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,546
- Median home value
- $147,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,576
- Daytime population
- 47,951Residents 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 Herkimer 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 |
Other business types in Herkimer 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 care46
- Auto repair shops40
- Collision repair and body shops49
- Car washes and detailing48
- Tire shops31
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations48
- 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 Herkimer County, NY?
There are 74 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Herkimer County as of September 2026. 18 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 61 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Herkimer County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.7M a year, or $804 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $280K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,741 households in Herkimer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Herkimer County, NY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Herkimer County has 28.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $280K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Herkimer County would have about 77, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 888 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 Herkimer County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Herkimer County at 59,219 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,741 households. Median household income in Herkimer County is $68,515, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Herkimer County scores 46 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,368 of 2,401 scored counties.
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