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Auto repair and car care businesses in New York County, NY
How New York 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #559 of 2,401 scored counties
#2 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 254
- 15 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 112
- −9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $209.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $270 a household
- Spending per listing
- $826K
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 91% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,664,862
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 254 auto repair and car care businesses in New York County. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 6%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 91% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $270 per household (72% below the U.S. average), households in New York County spend about $209.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $826K per business, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 112 businesses with payroll in New York County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 6,949 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 296 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $600K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in New York County.
Population estimates put the population change in New York County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in New York County is 64 (upper middle), #559 of 2,401 scored counties and #2 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How New York 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 | New York County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 24.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $826K | $258K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,949 | 765 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.7% | −1.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $270 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $103,931 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 124 → 112−9.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 601
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 296Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 25415 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 781The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $600K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in New York 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 New York County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,664,862−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 778,281
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 25%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.3
- Land area
- 23 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71,884
- Median household income
- $103,931+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $194,106
- Median home value
- $1,090,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,508,325
- Daytime population
- 3,351,624Residents 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 |
Other business types in New York 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 care64
- Auto repair shops64
- Collision repair and body shops63
- Car washes and detailing63
- Tire shops63
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations64
- Insurance agencies20
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 New York County, NY?
There are 254 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in New York County as of September 2026. 15 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 112 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 9.7% from 2019. Another 296 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in New York County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $209.8M a year, or $270 per household. That is 72% below the U.S. average (an index of 28, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 254 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $826K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 778,281 households in New York County and national spending patterns by income.
How does New York County, NY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
New York County has 3.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 91% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $826K, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, New York County would have about 781, against 254 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,949 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is New York County, NY growing?
Population estimates put New York County at 1,664,862 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 778,281 households. Median household income in New York County is $103,931, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. New York County scores 64 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #559 of 2,401 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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