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Auto repair shops in Rensselaer County, NY
The auto repair shops in Rensselaer County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,803 of 2,378 scored counties
#17 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 119
- 20 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 84
- +7.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $55.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $827 a household
- Spending per listing
- $463K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,510
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Rensselaer County is 36 (lower middle), #1,803 of 2,378 scored counties and #17 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Rensselaer County comes to about $55.1M a year: $827 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $463K per shop, 4% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 119 auto repair shops on map listings in Rensselaer County as of September 2026. 20 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 17.8 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 84 businesses with payroll in Rensselaer County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 794 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $350K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Rensselaer County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rensselaer County declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rensselaer 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.
| Measure | Rensselaer County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 16.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $463K | $395K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 794 | 970 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.7% | −3.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $827 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $87,915 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 78 → 84+7.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 377
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 78Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11920 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 124The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,510−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 66,686
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 653 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 246
- Median household income
- $87,915+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,086
- Median home value
- $258,400
- Jobs located here
- 52,657
- Daytime population
- 135,820Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in New York, with Rensselaer County marked.
Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saratoga County, NY | 67 | 143 | 14.0 | $652K | +2.3% | #452 of 2,378 |
| 2New York County, NY | 64 | 135 | 1.7 | $1.6M | −1.3% | #543 of 2,378 |
| 3Essex County, NY | 56 | 24 | 14.7 | $570K | −2.2% | #888 of 2,378 |
| 4Tompkins County, NY | 55 | 53 | 12.3 | $630K | −1.4% | #931 of 2,378 |
| 5Rockland County, NY | 45 | 206 | 19.8 | $463K | +5.9% | #1,425 of 2,378 |
| 6Albany County, NY | 43 | 227 | 16.9 | $453K | +2.2% | #1,516 of 2,378 |
| 7Schoharie County, NY | 43 | 32 | 24.9 | $349K | +1.4% | #1,535 of 2,378 |
| 8Putnam County, NY | 42 | 82 | 23.1 | $455K | +1.4% | #1,548 of 2,378 |
| 9Richmond County, NY | 41 | 287 | 16.8 | $444K | +1.3% | #1,581 of 2,378 |
| 10Herkimer County, NY | 40 | 43 | 16.7 | $481K | −1.4% | #1,639 of 2,378 |
| 17Rensselaer County, NY | 36 | 119 | 17.8 | $463K | −0.2% | #1,803 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Rensselaer County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Rensselaer County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 119 auto repair shops in Rensselaer County. 20 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. Another 78 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Rensselaer County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $55.1M a year, or $827 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 119 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $463K 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 66,686 households in Rensselaer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rensselaer County, NY compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Rensselaer County has 17.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $463K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Rensselaer County would have about 124, against 119 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 794 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Rensselaer County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Rensselaer County at 160,510 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 66,686 households. Median household income in Rensselaer County is $87,915, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Rensselaer County scores 36 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,803 of 2,378 scored counties.
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