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Auto repair shops in Columbia County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Columbia County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,765 of 2,378 scored counties
#14 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 50
- 9 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- −11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $886 a household
- Spending per listing
- $472K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.8
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,168
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $886 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $23.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $472K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 50 auto repair shops on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. 9 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.8, 13% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Columbia County was 32 in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 832 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 51 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Columbia County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,765 of 2,378 scored counties and #14 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Columbia 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 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.
| Measure | Columbia County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.8 | 16.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $472K | $395K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 832 | 970 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.1% | −3.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $886 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $81,528 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 32−11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 135
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 51Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 509 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair in Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,168−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 26,627
- Median age
- 49.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 635 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $81,528+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,394
- Median home value
- $347,100
- Jobs located here
- 20,215
- Daytime population
- 54,169Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saratoga County, NY | 67 | 143 | 14.0 | $652K | +2.3% | #452 of 2,378 |
| 2New York County, NY | 64 | 135 | 1.7 | $1.6M | −1.3% | #543 of 2,378 |
| 3Essex County, NY | 56 | 24 | 14.7 | $570K | −2.2% | #888 of 2,378 |
| 4Tompkins County, NY | 55 | 53 | 12.3 | $630K | −1.4% | #931 of 2,378 |
| 5Rockland County, NY | 45 | 206 | 19.8 | $463K | +5.9% | #1,425 of 2,378 |
| 6Albany County, NY | 43 | 227 | 16.9 | $453K | +2.2% | #1,516 of 2,378 |
| 7Schoharie County, NY | 43 | 32 | 24.9 | $349K | +1.4% | #1,535 of 2,378 |
| 8Putnam County, NY | 42 | 82 | 23.1 | $455K | +1.4% | #1,548 of 2,378 |
| 9Richmond County, NY | 41 | 287 | 16.8 | $444K | +1.3% | #1,581 of 2,378 |
| 10Herkimer County, NY | 40 | 43 | 16.7 | $481K | −1.4% | #1,639 of 2,378 |
| 14Columbia County, NY | 37 | 50 | 18.8 | $472K | −2.1% | #1,765 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Columbia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Columbia County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 50 auto repair shops in Columbia County. 9 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. Another 51 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Columbia County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23.6M a year, or $886 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $472K 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 26,627 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, NY compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Columbia County has 18.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $472K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Columbia County would have about 53, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 832 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 60,168 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,627 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $81,528, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 37 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,765 of 2,378 scored counties.
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