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Auto repair and car care businesses in Nassau County, NY
The auto repair and car care businesses in Nassau County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,408 of 2,401 scored counties
#11 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 1,582
- 260 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 985
- −1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $465.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,016 a household
- Spending per listing
- $294K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.5
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,398,939
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Nassau County comes to about $465.6M a year: $1,016 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,582 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $294K per business, 10% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Nassau County has 1,582 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.5, 3% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 985 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Nassau County in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 465 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 787 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 32 SBA-backed loans worth $36.5M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Nassau County.
Population estimates put the population change in Nassau County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Nassau County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,408 of 2,401 scored counties and #11 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Nassau 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 | Nassau County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.5 | 24.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $294K | $258K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 465 | 765 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.3% | −1.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,016 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $146,202 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 998 → 985−1.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,457
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $271.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 787Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,582260 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,734The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 32
- Amount
- $36.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Nassau 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 Nassau County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,398,939+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 458,166
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 285 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,884
- Median household income
- $146,202+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $191,703
- Median home value
- $684,700
- Jobs located here
- 639,475
- Daytime population
- 1,328,680Residents 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 Nassau 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 |
| 11Nassau County, NY | 45 | 1,582 | 34.5 | $294K | +0.6% | #1,408 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Nassau 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 care45
- Auto repair shops37
- Collision repair and body shops25
- Car washes and detailing51
- Tire shops64
- Oil change and quick lube73
- Gas stations48
- Insurance agencies15
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 Nassau County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,582 auto repair and car care businesses in Nassau County. 260 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 985 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. Official counts list 787 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Nassau County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $465.6M a year, or $1,016 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,582 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $294K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 458,166 households in Nassau County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nassau County, NY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Nassau County has 34.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $294K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Nassau County would have about 1,734, against 1,582 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 465 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Nassau County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Nassau County at 1,398,939 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 458,166 households. The median household income in Nassau County is $146,202 a year, 81% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Nassau County scores 45 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,408 of 2,401 scored counties.
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