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Auto repair and car care businesses in Kings County, NY
How Kings 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,848 of 2,401 scored counties
#31 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 1,379
- 106 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 801
- −3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $301.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $298 a household
- Spending per listing
- $218K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,653,963
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Kings County is 35 (lower middle), #1,848 of 2,401 scored counties and #31 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,379 auto repair and car care businesses in Kings County. 106 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.7, 62% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $298 per household (69% below the U.S. average), households in Kings County spend about $301.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $218K of household spending for each business on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 801 businesses with payroll in Kings County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,261 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 24 SBA-backed loans worth $20.2M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Kings County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kings County declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Kings 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 | Kings County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 24.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $218K | $258K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,261 | 765 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.1% | −1.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $298 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,263 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 827 → 801−3.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,831
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $179.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,100Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,379106 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,121The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 24
- Amount
- $20.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Kings 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 Kings County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,653,963−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,009,927
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 30%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.6
- Land area
- 69 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37,927
- Median household income
- $80,263+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,376
- Median home value
- $905,000
- Jobs located here
- 883,599
- Daytime population
- 2,304,140Residents 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 Kings 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 |
| 31Kings County, NY | 35 | 1,379 | 13.7 | $218K | −2.5% | #1,848 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Kings 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 care35
- Auto repair shops28
- Collision repair and body shops28
- Car washes and detailing52
- Tire shops46
- Oil change and quick lube61
- Gas stations54
- Insurance agencies37
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 Kings County, NY?
There are 1,379 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Kings County as of September 2026. 106 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 801 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. Official counts list 1,100 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kings County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $301.2M a year, or $298 per household. That is 69% below the U.S. average (an index of 31, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,379 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $218K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,009,927 households in Kings County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kings County, NY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Kings County has 13.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $218K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Kings County would have about 1,121, against 1,379 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,261 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kings County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Kings County at 2,653,963 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,009,927 households. Median household income in Kings County is $80,263, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. Kings County scores 35 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,848 of 2,401 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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