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Auto repair and car care businesses in Tioga County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,076 of 2,401 scored counties
#6 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
61
9 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
19
−24.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$17.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $877 a household
Spending per listing
$293K
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
30.0
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,453
−1.9% 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

Households in Tioga County spend about $17.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $877 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $293K per business, 9% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

Tioga County has 61 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 15%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 30.0 per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Tioga County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 24.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,071 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 55 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Tioga County declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Tioga County is 53 (upper middle), #1,076 of 2,401 scored counties and #6 of 61 scored counties in New York.

How Tioga 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 Tioga County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureTioga CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.024.935.7
Spending per listing$293K$258K$269K
Households per official establishment1,071765681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−24.0%−1.7%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$877$642$958
Median household income$72,739$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5335

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 19−24.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
48
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
55Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
619 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
47,453−1.9% since 2020
Households
20,347
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
519 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$72,739+15.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,660
Median home value
$160,800
Jobs located here
12,724
Daytime population
39,149Residents 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 Tioga 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 Tioga 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 Tioga County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 61 auto repair and car care businesses in Tioga County. 9 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 24.0% from 2019. Another 55 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $17.8M a year, or $877 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $293K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,347 households in Tioga County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tioga County has 30.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $293K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Tioga County would have about 66, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,071 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 24.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Tioga County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Tioga County at 47,453 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,347 households. The median household income in Tioga County is $72,739 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Tioga County scores 53 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,076 of 2,401 scored counties.

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