Auto · Small-town market · New York
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Olean, NY area
How the Olean, 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #414 of 538 scored small-town markets
#6 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York
- Listings
- 112
- 30 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- −8.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $770 a household
- Spending per listing
- $219K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.1
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 75,390
- −2.1% since 2020
See the auto repair and car care businesses around any address in the Olean area
The site report maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Olean area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Olean area is 35 (lower middle), #414 of 538 scored small-town markets and #6 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 112 auto repair and car care businesses in the Olean area. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 35.1 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $770 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in the Olean area spend about $24.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $219K of household spending for each business on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Olean area was 42 in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 759 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $530K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Olean area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Olean area declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Olean 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 | Olean area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.1 | 24.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $219K | $258K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 759 | 765 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.7% | −1.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $770 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,540 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42−8.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 192
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 69Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11230 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $530K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Olean 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 Olean area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 75,390−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 31,895
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,308 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $59,540+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,425
- Median home value
- $113,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,111
- Daytime population
- 72,231Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Olean area?
These figures cover the whole small-town market. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Olean area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardAuto repair and car care across New York
Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in New York for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with the Olean area marked.
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 |
Other business types in the Olean 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 care35
- Auto repair shops24
- Collision repair and body shops29
- Car washes and detailing40
- Tire shops40
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations52
- Insurance agencies34
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 Olean, NY area?
There are 112 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Olean area as of September 2026. 30 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 8.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 69 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Olean, NY area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.5M a year, or $770 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 112 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $219K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,895 households in the Olean area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Olean, NY area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Olean area has 35.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $219K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Olean area would have about 91, against 112 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 759 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Olean, NY area growing?
Population estimates put the Olean area at 75,390 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,895 households. Median household income in the Olean area is $59,540, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. 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 Olean area scores 35 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #414 of 538 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Olean area. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in the Olean area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Olean area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Olean area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.