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Auto repair shops in Orleans County, NY

How Orleans County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,236 of 2,378 scored counties
#47 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
46
8 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
19
−9.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$13.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $848 a household
Spending per listing
$299K
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.4
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,825
−0.5% 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, Orleans County has a Groundwork market score of 21 (low): #2,236 of 2,378 scored counties and #47 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 auto repair shops in Orleans County. 8 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 28.4 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Orleans County spend about $13.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $848 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 46 auto repair shops, that is $299K per shop, 33% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Orleans County was 19 in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 854 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $200K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Orleans County. Population estimates show Orleans County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Orleans 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 Orleans County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureOrleans CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.416.321.5
Spending per listing$299K$395K$445K
Households per official establishment854970955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.5%−3.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$848$642$958
Median household income$65,969$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score2120

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 19−9.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
80
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
25Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
468 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$200K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
39,825−0.5% since 2020
Households
16,220
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
391 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$65,969+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,064
Median home value
$140,800
Jobs located here
11,754
Daytime population
32,968Residents 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 Orleans 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
47Orleans County, NY214628.4$299K−0.5%#2,236 of 2,378

Other business types in Orleans County

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

Questions

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

There are 46 auto repair shops on map listings in Orleans County as of September 2026. 8 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $13.7M a year, or $848 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $299K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,220 households in Orleans County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Orleans County has 28.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $299K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Orleans County would have about 31, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 854 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Orleans County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Orleans County at 39,825 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,220 households. The median household income in Orleans County is $65,969 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.4% 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. Orleans County scores 21 for auto repair shops (low), #2,236 of 2,378 scored counties.

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