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Auto repair shops in Sullivan County, NY

How Sullivan 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,724 of 2,378 scored counties
#12 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
61
5 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
43
+7.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$26.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $849 a household
Spending per listing
$437K
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.4
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,586
+2.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 61 auto repair shops in Sullivan County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 19.4 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Sullivan County spend about $26.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $849 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $437K per shop, 2% 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 43 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Sullivan County in 2023, up 7.5% from 2019. That is one for every 731 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 60 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Sullivan County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Sullivan County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,724 of 2,378 scored counties and #12 of 61 scored counties in New York.

How Sullivan 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 Sullivan County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSullivan CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.416.321.5
Spending per listing$437K$395K$445K
Households per official establishment731970955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.5%−3.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$849$642$958
Median household income$72,382$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3820

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40 → 43+7.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
144
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
60Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
615 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan County

Population, 2025 estimate
80,586+2.7% since 2020
Households
31,434
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
968 sq. mi.
People per square mile
82
Median household income
$72,382+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,703
Median home value
$249,000
Jobs located here
27,765
Daytime population
75,219Residents 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 Sullivan 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
12Sullivan County, NY386119.4$437K+2.7%#1,724 of 2,378

Other business types in Sullivan County

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

Questions

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

Sullivan County has 61 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 7.5% from 2019. Another 60 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $26.7M a year, or $849 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $437K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,434 households in Sullivan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sullivan County has 19.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $437K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Sullivan County would have about 60, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 731 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Sullivan County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Sullivan County at 80,586 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,434 households. The median household income in Sullivan County is $72,382 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Sullivan County scores 38 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,724 of 2,378 scored counties.

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