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Auto repair shops in Schenectady County, NY
The auto repair shops in Schenectady County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,779 of 2,378 scored counties
#16 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 137
- 27 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- −1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $762 a household
- Spending per listing
- $372K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.5
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 162,581
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 137 auto repair shops in Schenectady County. 27 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 20.5 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Schenectady County spend about $51M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $762 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $372K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 16% 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.
Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Schenectady County in 2023, down 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,014 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 67 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $390K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Schenectady County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Schenectady County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Schenectady County is 37 (lower middle), #1,779 of 2,378 scored counties and #16 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Schenectady 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 | Schenectady County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.5 | 16.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $372K | $395K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,014 | 970 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.5% | −3.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $762 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $79,623 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 67 → 66−1.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 286
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 67Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13727 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 115The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $390K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Schenectady 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 Schenectady County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 162,581+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 66,902
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 205 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 784
- Median household income
- $79,623+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,936
- Median home value
- $235,700
- Jobs located here
- 59,344
- Daytime population
- 143,291Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 16Schenectady County, NY | 37 | 137 | 20.5 | $372K | +3.0% | #1,779 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Schenectady County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Health care
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Schenectady County, NY?
Schenectady County has 137 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 27 of them (20%) 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, down 1.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 67 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Schenectady County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $51M a year, or $762 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 137 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $372K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 66,902 households in Schenectady County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Schenectady County, NY compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Schenectady County has 20.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $372K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Schenectady County would have about 115, against 137 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,014 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Schenectady County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Schenectady County at 162,581 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 66,902 households. The median household income in Schenectady County is $79,623 a year, in line with 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. Schenectady County scores 37 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,779 of 2,378 scored counties.
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