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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Syracuse, NY metro area
How the Syracuse, NY metro area compares with other metro areas 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 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #351 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 917
- 270 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 399
- −5.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $212.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $783 a household
- Spending per listing
- $232K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.8
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 652,273
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Syracuse metro area is 24 (low), #351 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 917 auto repair and car care businesses in the Syracuse metro area. 270 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 33.8 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in the Syracuse metro area spend about $212.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $783 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $232K per business, 14% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 399 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Syracuse metro area in 2023, down 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 680 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $5.7M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Syracuse metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Syracuse metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Syracuse metro 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 | Syracuse metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.8 | 24.9 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $232K | $258K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 680 | 765 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.7% | −1.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $783 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,492 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 399−5.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,120
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $106M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 414Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 917270 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 791The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $5.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Syracuse metro 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 Syracuse metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 652,273−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 271,251
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 275
- Median household income
- $75,492+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,360
- Median home value
- $187,700
- Jobs located here
- 309,260
- Daytime population
- 669,341Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with the Syracuse metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ithaca, NY | 60 | 95 | 22.0 | $352K | −1.4% | #120 of 387 |
| 2Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 50 | 1,073 | 28.0 | $292K | +1.9% | #204 of 387 |
| 3New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 47 | 16,730 | 22.6 | $288K | +0.6% | #224 of 387 |
| 4Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 36 | 891 | 35.0 | $259K | +3.0% | #296 of 387 |
| 5Glens Falls, NY | 36 | 179 | 32.8 | $258K | −1.9% | #297 of 387 |
| 6Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 36 | 1,495 | 29.8 | $255K | −0.8% | #298 of 387 |
| 7Kingston, NY | 35 | 241 | 32.4 | $270K | +1.1% | #303 of 387 |
| 8Rochester, NY | 30 | 1,502 | 33.7 | $236K | −0.7% | #327 of 387 |
| 9Syracuse, NY | 24 | 917 | 33.8 | $232K | −1.3% | #351 of 387 |
| 10Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 21 | 176 | 37.0 | $210K | −3.9% | #361 of 387 |
Other business types in the Syracuse metro 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 care24
- Auto repair shops20
- Collision repair and body shops35
- Car washes and detailing45
- Tire shops28
- Oil change and quick lube39
- Gas stations33
- Insurance agencies27
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 Syracuse, NY metro area?
The Syracuse metro area has 917 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 270 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 399 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 5.7% from 2019. Another 414 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Syracuse, NY metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $212.5M a year, or $783 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 917 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $232K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 271,251 households in the Syracuse metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Syracuse, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Syracuse metro area has 33.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $232K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Syracuse metro area would have about 791, against 917 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 680 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Syracuse, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Syracuse metro area at 652,273 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 271,251 households. Median household income in the Syracuse metro area is $75,492, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. The Syracuse metro area scores 24 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #351 of 387 scored metro areas.
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