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Auto repair and car care businesses in Rockland County, NY

The auto repair and car care businesses in Rockland County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,117 of 2,401 scored counties
#7 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
301
58 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
225
−1.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$95.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $918 a household
Spending per listing
$317K
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.0
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
357,397
+5.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 301 auto repair and car care businesses in Rockland County. Of those, 58 are chain locations, or 19%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.0, 19% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Rockland County comes to about $95.4M a year: $918 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 301 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $317K per business, 18% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

In 2023, official counts showed 225 businesses with payroll in Rockland County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 462 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 163 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $15.9M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Rockland County.

Population estimates put the population change in Rockland County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Rockland County is 52 (upper middle), #1,117 of 2,401 scored counties and #7 of 61 scored counties in New York.

How Rockland 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 Rockland County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureRockland CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.024.935.7
Spending per listing$317K$258K$269K
Households per official establishment462765681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.7%−1.7%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$918$642$958
Median household income$109,959$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5235

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
229 → 225−1.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
968
Annual payroll, 2023
$49.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
163Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30158 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
355The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
15
Amount
$15.9M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
357,397+5.9% since 2020
Households
103,879
Median age
36.1
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
174 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,968
Median household income
$109,959+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$148,075
Median home value
$596,900
Jobs located here
131,530
Daytime population
323,209Residents 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 Rockland 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

Other business types in Rockland 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 Rockland County, NY?

There are 301 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Rockland County as of September 2026. 58 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 225 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019. Official counts list 163 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $95.4M a year, or $918 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 301 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $317K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 103,879 households in Rockland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rockland County has 29.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $317K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Rockland County would have about 355, against 301 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 462 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Rockland County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Rockland County at 357,397 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 103,879 households. Median household income in Rockland County is $109,959, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.2%, 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. Rockland County scores 52 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,117 of 2,401 scored counties.

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