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Auto repair shops in Livingston County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,226 of 2,378 scored counties
#45 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
65
10 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
41
−10.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$22.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $907 a household
Spending per listing
$342K
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.6
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,438
−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

For auto repair shops, Livingston County has a Groundwork market score of 21 (low): #2,226 of 2,378 scored counties and #45 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 65 auto repair shops in Livingston County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.6, 24% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Livingston County comes to about $22.2M a year: $907 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 65 auto repair shops, that is $342K per shop, 23% below the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Livingston County in 2023, down 10.9% from 2019. That is one for every 597 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $460K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Livingston County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Livingston County declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Livingston 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 Livingston County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureLivingston CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.616.321.5
Spending per listing$342K$395K$445K
Households per official establishment597970955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.9%−3.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$907$642$958
Median household income$74,001$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score2120

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
46 → 41−10.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
164
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
46Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6510 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
50The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$460K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Livingston 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 Livingston County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,438−0.2% since 2020
Households
24,473
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
632 sq. mi.
People per square mile
97
Median household income
$74,001+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,240
Median home value
$174,600
Jobs located here
19,459
Daytime population
52,677Residents 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 Livingston 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
45Livingston County, NY216526.6$342K−0.2%#2,226 of 2,378

Other business types in Livingston County

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

Questions

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

There are 65 auto repair shops on map listings in Livingston County as of September 2026. 10 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 10.9% from 2019. Official counts list 46 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $22.2M a year, or $907 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $342K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,473 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Livingston County has 26.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $342K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Livingston County would have about 50, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 597 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Livingston County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Livingston County at 61,438 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,473 households. The median household income in Livingston County is $74,001 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Livingston County scores 21 for auto repair shops (low), #2,226 of 2,378 scored counties.

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