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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area
How the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area compares with other small-town markets 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 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #523 of 538 scored small-town markets
#14 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York
- Listings
- 243
- 50 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 92
- −5.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $39.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $744 a household
- Spending per listing
- $163K
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.5
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 124,126
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area is 14 (low), #523 of 538 scored small-town markets and #14 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 243 auto repair and car care businesses in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 45.5 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $744 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area spend about $39.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $163K per business, 39% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 92 businesses with payroll in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 580 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4.7M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area. Population estimates put the population change in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Jamestown-Dunkirk 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 | Jamestown-Dunkirk area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.5 | 24.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $163K | $258K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 580 | 765 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.1% | −1.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $744 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,351 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 92−5.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 340
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 107Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24350 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 148The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $4.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Jamestown-Dunkirk 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 124,126−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 53,393
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,060 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $58,351+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,000
- Median home value
- $127,900
- Jobs located here
- 44,855
- Daytime population
- 120,603Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monticello, NY | 58 | 101 | 32.1 | $264K | +2.7% | #196 of 538 |
| 2Hudson, NY | 51 | 83 | 31.2 | $284K | −2.1% | #254 of 538 |
| 3Oneonta, NY | 47 | 85 | 36.7 | $226K | +3.8% | #304 of 538 |
| 4Plattsburgh, NY | 42 | 119 | 35.5 | $228K | −2.0% | #350 of 538 |
| 5Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 38 | 139 | 33.4 | $231K | −2.5% | #394 of 538 |
| 6Olean, NY | 35 | 112 | 35.1 | $219K | −2.1% | #414 of 538 |
| 7Gloversville, NY | 29 | 84 | 36.7 | $212K | −1.6% | #456 of 538 |
| 8Batavia, NY | 26 | 110 | 44.2 | $190K | +0.2% | #482 of 538 |
| 9Seneca Falls, NY | 25 | 61 | 44.8 | $182K | −1.7% | #487 of 538 |
| 10Amsterdam, NY | 23 | 89 | 45.4 | $171K | +1.1% | #498 of 538 |
| 14Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 14 | 243 | 45.5 | $163K | −2.6% | #523 of 538 |
Other business types in the Jamestown-Dunkirk 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 care14
- Auto repair shops12
- Collision repair and body shops12
- Car washes and detailing34
- Tire shops44
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations51
- Insurance agencies29
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 Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area?
The Jamestown-Dunkirk area has 243 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 50 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 5.1% from 2019. Official counts list 107 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $39.7M a year, or $744 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 243 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $163K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 53,393 households in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Jamestown-Dunkirk area has 45.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $163K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Jamestown-Dunkirk area would have about 148, against 243 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 580 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area growing?
Population estimates put the Jamestown-Dunkirk area at 124,126 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 53,393 households. Median household income in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area is $58,351, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk area scores 14 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #523 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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