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Auto repair shops in Schuyler County, NY

How Schuyler County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 13 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,341 of 2,378 scored counties
#60 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
20
3 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $859 a household
Spending per listing
$316K
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.2
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,924
−5.3% 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

The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Schuyler County is 13 (low), #2,341 of 2,378 scored counties and #60 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 auto repair shops in Schuyler County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 27.2 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Schuyler County comes to about $6.3M a year: $859 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $316K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 29% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Schuyler County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 669 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Schuyler County declined 5.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Schuyler 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 Schuyler County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSchuyler CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.216.321.5
Spending per listing$316K$395K$445K
Households per official establishment669970955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$859$642$958
Median household income$67,663$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score1320

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 11
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
203 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
16,924−5.3% since 2020
Households
7,355
Median age
46.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
328 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$67,663+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,735
Median home value
$171,800
Jobs located here
4,980
Daytime population
15,536Residents 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 Schuyler 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
60Schuyler County, NY132027.2$316K−5.3%#2,341 of 2,378

Other business types in Schuyler County

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

Questions

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

Schuyler County has 20 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $6.3M a year, or $859 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $316K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,355 households in Schuyler County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Schuyler County has 27.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $316K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Schuyler County would have about 14, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 669 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Schuyler County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Schuyler County at 16,924 people in 2025, down 5.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,355 households. The median household income in Schuyler County is $67,663 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Schuyler County scores 13 for auto repair shops (low), #2,341 of 2,378 scored counties.

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