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Auto repair shops in Schoharie County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Schoharie County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,535 of 2,378 scored counties
#7 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 32
- 4 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $869 a household
- Spending per listing
- $349K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.9
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,176
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 auto repair shops in Schoharie County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 13%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.9, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Schoharie County comes to about $11.2M a year: $869 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $349K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 21% 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 7 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Schoharie County in 2023. That is one for every 1,837 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $400K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Schoharie County.
Population estimates show Schoharie County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Schoharie County is 43 (lower middle), #1,535 of 2,378 scored counties and #7 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Schoharie 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 | Schoharie County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.9 | 16.3 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $349K | $395K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,837 | 970 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $869 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,133 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $902K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 324 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $400K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Schoharie 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 Schoharie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,176+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,861
- Median age
- 46.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 622 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $70,133+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,591
- Median home value
- $192,500
- Jobs located here
- 7,692
- Daytime population
- 26,987Residents 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 |
Other business types in Schoharie County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Schoharie County, NY?
There are 32 auto repair shops on map listings in Schoharie County as of September 2026. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Schoharie County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.2M a year, or $869 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $349K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,861 households in Schoharie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Schoharie County, NY compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Schoharie County has 24.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $349K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Schoharie County would have about 25, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,837 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Schoharie County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Schoharie County at 30,176 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,861 households. The median household income in Schoharie County is $70,133 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Schoharie County scores 43 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,535 of 2,378 scored counties.
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