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Auto repair shops in Putnam County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,548 of 2,378 scored counties
#8 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
82
13 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
66
+8.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$37.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,050 a household
Spending per listing
$455K
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.1
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,028
+1.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 82 auto repair shops in Putnam County. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.1, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Putnam County comes to about $37.3M a year: $1,050 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $455K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2% above 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 Putnam County was 66 in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 539 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 55 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Putnam County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Putnam County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Putnam County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,548 of 2,378 scored counties and #8 of 61 scored counties in New York.

How Putnam 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 Putnam County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasurePutnam CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.116.321.5
Spending per listing$455K$395K$445K
Households per official establishment539970955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.2%−3.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,050$642$958
Median household income$126,257$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4220

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
61 → 66+8.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
300
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
55Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8213 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$100K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
99,028+1.4% since 2020
Households
35,545
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
230 sq. mi.
People per square mile
426
Median household income
$126,257+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$153,855
Median home value
$471,300
Jobs located here
26,374
Daytime population
76,363Residents 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 Putnam 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

Other business types in Putnam County

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

Questions

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

Putnam County has 82 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. Official counts list 55 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $37.3M a year, or $1,050 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $455K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,545 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Putnam County has 23.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $455K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Putnam County would have about 84, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 539 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Putnam County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Putnam County at 99,028 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,545 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $126,257 a year, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Putnam County scores 42 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,548 of 2,378 scored counties.

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