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Auto repair shops in Lewis County, NY

The auto repair shops in Lewis County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,191 of 2,378 scored counties
#44 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
28
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $905 a household
Spending per listing
$359K
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.2
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,479
−0.3% 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

Lewis County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #2,191 of 2,378 scored counties and #44 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Lewis County spend about $10.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $905 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $359K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Lewis County has 28 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 25.2 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Lewis County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 617 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Lewis County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Lewis 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.

Auto repair shops in Lewis County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureLewis CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.216.321.5
Spending per listing$359K$395K$445K
Households per official establishment617970955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$905$642$958
Median household income$68,182$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score2320

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 18
Employees, 2023
65
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
28Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
280 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,479−0.3% since 2020
Households
11,110
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,276 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$68,182+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,901
Median home value
$166,100
Jobs located here
6,520
Daytime population
23,754Residents 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 counties in New York for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in New York, with Lewis County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saratoga County, NY6714314.0$652K+2.3%#452 of 2,378
2New York County, NY641351.7$1.6M−1.3%#543 of 2,378
3Essex County, NY562414.7$570K−2.2%#888 of 2,378
4Tompkins County, NY555312.3$630K−1.4%#931 of 2,378
5Rockland County, NY4520619.8$463K+5.9%#1,425 of 2,378
6Albany County, NY4322716.9$453K+2.2%#1,516 of 2,378
7Schoharie County, NY433224.9$349K+1.4%#1,535 of 2,378
8Putnam County, NY428223.1$455K+1.4%#1,548 of 2,378
9Richmond County, NY4128716.8$444K+1.3%#1,581 of 2,378
10Herkimer County, NY404316.7$481K−1.4%#1,639 of 2,378
44Lewis County, NY232825.2$359K−0.3%#2,191 of 2,378

Other business types in Lewis County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Lewis County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 auto repair shops in Lewis County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 28 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $10.1M a year, or $905 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $359K 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 11,110 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lewis County, NY compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Lewis County has 25.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $359K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Lewis County would have about 23, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 617 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Lewis County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Lewis County at 26,479 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,110 households. Median household income in Lewis County is $68,182, 16% 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. Lewis County scores 23 for auto repair shops (low), #2,191 of 2,378 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair shops · All 56 business types in Lewis County

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