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Auto repair and car care businesses in Oneida County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Oneida County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,302 of 2,401 scored counties
#56 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
380
97 chain locations (26%)
Official establishments
154
−8.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$73.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $770 a household
Spending per listing
$193K
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
39.9
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
226,392
−2.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For auto repair and car care businesses, Oneida County has a Groundwork market score of 18 (low): #2,302 of 2,401 scored counties and #56 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 380 auto repair and car care businesses in Oneida County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 39.9 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $770 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Oneida County spend about $73.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $193K per business, 28% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Official counts show 154 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Oneida County in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 618 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Oneida County. Population estimates put the population change in Oneida County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Oneida 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.

Auto repair and car care in Oneida County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureOneida CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households39.924.935.7
Spending per listing$193K$258K$269K
Households per official establishment618765681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.3%−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$70,154$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score1835

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
168 → 154−8.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
779
Annual payroll, 2023
$37.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
213Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
38097 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
273The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$1.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Oneida 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 Oneida County

Population, 2025 estimate
226,392−2.1% since 2020
Households
95,220
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,212 sq. mi.
People per square mile
189
Median household income
$70,154+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,057
Median home value
$182,600
Jobs located here
103,298
Daytime population
235,133Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with Oneida County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saratoga County, NY6824524.0$381K+2.3%#420 of 2,401
2New York County, NY642543.3$826K−1.3%#559 of 2,401
3Tompkins County, NY569522.0$352K−1.4%#911 of 2,401
4Essex County, NY564225.7$326K−2.2%#913 of 2,401
5Richmond County, NY5340423.7$315K+1.3%#1,065 of 2,401
6Tioga County, NY536130.0$293K−1.9%#1,076 of 2,401
7Rockland County, NY5230129.0$317K+5.9%#1,117 of 2,401
8Putnam County, NY5011933.5$314K+1.4%#1,215 of 2,401
9Sullivan County, NY4710132.1$264K+2.7%#1,332 of 2,401
10Herkimer County, NY467428.7$280K−1.4%#1,368 of 2,401
56Oneida County, NY1838039.9$193K−2.1%#2,302 of 2,401

Other business types in Oneida County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Oneida County, NY?

There are 380 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Oneida County as of September 2026. 97 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 154 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. Another 213 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Oneida County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $73.3M 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 380 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $193K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 95,220 households in Oneida County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Oneida County, NY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Oneida County has 39.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $193K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Oneida County would have about 273, against 380 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 618 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Oneida County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Oneida County at 226,392 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 95,220 households. Median household income in Oneida County is $70,154, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Oneida County scores 18 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,302 of 2,401 scored counties.

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