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Auto repair shops in the Batavia, NY area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Batavia, NY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #485 of 538 scored small-town markets
#7 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
63
15 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
36
+16.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$20.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $840 a household
Spending per listing
$332K
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.3
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,416
+0.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Batavia area is 25 (lower middle), #485 of 538 scored small-town markets and #7 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

At $840 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Batavia area spend about $20.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $332K per shop, 25% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

The Batavia area has 63 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.3, 18% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Batavia area in 2023, up 16.1% from 2019. That is one for every 691 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $652K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Batavia area. Population estimates put the population change in the Batavia area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Batavia 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 shops 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 shops in Batavia, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureBatavia areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.316.321.5
Spending per listing$332K$395K$445K
Households per official establishment691970955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.1%−3.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$840$642$958
Median household income$73,314$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score2520

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36+16.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
143
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
38Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6315 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$652K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Batavia 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 Batavia area

Population, 2025 estimate
58,416+0.2% since 2020
Households
24,873
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
493 sq. mi.
People per square mile
117
Median household income
$73,314+21.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,146
Median home value
$170,500
Jobs located here
23,039
Daytime population
52,508Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across New York

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New York for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in New York, with the Batavia area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Monticello, NY466119.4$437K+2.7%#322 of 538
2Hudson, NY435018.8$472K−2.1%#345 of 538
3Plattsburgh, NY416820.3$400K−2.0%#363 of 538
4Oneonta, NY385523.7$349K+3.8%#392 of 538
5Massena-Ogdensburg, NY288720.9$369K−2.5%#469 of 538
6Amsterdam, NY264724.0$325K+1.1%#479 of 538
7Batavia, NY256325.3$332K+0.2%#485 of 538
8Olean, NY247122.3$346K−2.1%#489 of 538
9Gloversville, NY225724.9$312K−1.6%#497 of 538
10Cortland, NY214523.7$353K−1.9%#502 of 538

Other business types in the Batavia area

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in the Batavia, NY area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 auto repair shops in the Batavia area. 15 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 16.1% from 2019. Official counts list 38 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Batavia, NY area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $20.9M a year, or $840 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $332K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,873 households in the Batavia area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Batavia, NY area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

The Batavia area has 25.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $332K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Batavia area would have about 47, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 691 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Batavia, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Batavia area at 58,416 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,873 households. Median household income in the Batavia area is $73,314, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.1%, 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. 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 Batavia area scores 25 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #485 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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