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Auto repair shops in Saratoga County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #452 of 2,378 scored counties
#1 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
143
33 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
85
+19.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$93.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $915 a household
Spending per listing
$652K
47% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.0
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
241,343
+2.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 143 auto repair shops in Saratoga County. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.0, 35% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Saratoga County spend about $93.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $915 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $652K per shop, 47% 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 Saratoga County was 85 in 2023, up 19.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,199 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 84 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $400K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Saratoga County.

Population estimates show Saratoga County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Saratoga County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #452 of 2,378 scored counties and #1 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Saratoga 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 Saratoga County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSaratoga CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.016.321.5
Spending per listing$652K$395K$445K
Households per official establishment1,199970955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.7%−3.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$915$642$958
Median household income$100,787$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6720

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
71 → 85+19.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
570
Annual payroll, 2023
$30M
One-person businesses, 2023
84Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
14333 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
210The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$400K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
241,343+2.3% since 2020
Households
101,911
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
810 sq. mi.
People per square mile
294
Median household income
$100,787+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$133,050
Median home value
$348,600
Jobs located here
91,512
Daytime population
214,409Residents 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 Saratoga 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 Saratoga County

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

Questions

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

There are 143 auto repair shops on map listings in Saratoga County as of September 2026. 33 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 19.7% from 2019. Official counts list 84 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $93.2M a year, or $915 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 143 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $652K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,911 households in Saratoga County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Saratoga County has 14.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $652K, 47% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Saratoga County would have about 210, against 143 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,199 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Saratoga County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Saratoga County at 241,343 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,911 households. The median household income in Saratoga County is $100,787 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Saratoga County scores 67 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #452 of 2,378 scored counties.

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