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Auto repair shops in Orange County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Orange County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,879 of 2,378 scored counties
#22 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
331
61 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
223
−5.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$125.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $907 a household
Spending per listing
$380K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.9
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
417,669
+4.2% 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

Orange County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,879 of 2,378 scored counties and #22 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 331 auto repair shops in Orange County. 61 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.9, 11% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $907 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Orange County spend about $125.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 331 auto repair shops, that is $380K per shop, 15% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 223 businesses with payroll in Orange County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 622 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Orange County. Population estimates show Orange County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Orange 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 Orange County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureOrange CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.916.321.5
Spending per listing$380K$395K$445K
Households per official establishment622970955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−5.1%−3.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$907$642$958
Median household income$97,178$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3420

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
235 → 223−5.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,114
Annual payroll, 2023
$57.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
201Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
33161 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
283The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$3.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
417,669+4.2% since 2020
Households
138,608
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
812 sq. mi.
People per square mile
501
Median household income
$97,178+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,076
Median home value
$387,900
Jobs located here
147,445
Daytime population
375,981Residents 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 Orange 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
22Orange County, NY3433123.9$380K+4.2%#1,879 of 2,378

Other business types in Orange County

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

Questions

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

Orange County has 331 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 61 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 223 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 5.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 201 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $125.7M 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 331 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $380K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 138,608 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Orange County has 23.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $380K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Orange County would have about 283, against 331 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 622 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Orange County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Orange County at 417,669 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 138,608 households. The median household income in Orange County is $97,178 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% 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. Orange County scores 34 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,879 of 2,378 scored counties.

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