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Auto repair and car care businesses in Jefferson County, NY
How Jefferson 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 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,188 of 2,401 scored counties
#47 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 176
- 56 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- +10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $777 a household
- Spending per listing
- $210K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.0
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 111,540
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Jefferson County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #2,188 of 2,401 scored counties and #47 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 176 auto repair and car care businesses in Jefferson County. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 37.0 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Jefferson County spend about $37M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $777 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $210K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Jefferson County was 66 in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 721 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.0 | 24.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $210K | $258K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 721 | 765 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.0% | −1.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $777 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,301 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 60 → 66+10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 343
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 89Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17656 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 138The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 111,540−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 47,606
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,268 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 91
- Median household income
- $66,301+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,210
- Median home value
- $188,200
- Jobs located here
- 34,253
- Daytime population
- 112,470Residents 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 |
| 47Jefferson County, NY | 24 | 176 | 37.0 | $210K | −3.9% | #2,188 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 care24
- Auto repair shops26
- Collision repair and body shops44
- Car washes and detailing31
- Tire shops39
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations34
- Insurance agencies48
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 Jefferson County, NY?
Jefferson County has 176 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 56 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 89 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $37M a year, or $777 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 176 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $210K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,606 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, NY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Jefferson County has 37.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $210K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 138, against 176 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 721 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 111,540 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 47,606 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $66,301, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Jefferson County scores 24 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,188 of 2,401 scored counties.
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