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Collision repair and body shops in Albany County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #639 of 1,327 scored counties
#6 of 52 scored counties in New York

Listings
32
6 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
28
−20.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$102.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $763 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
321,225
+2.2% 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

At $763 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Albany County spend about $102.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $3.2M per shop, 4% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

Albany County has 32 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 19%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Albany County was 28 in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,811 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Albany County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Albany County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #639 of 1,327 scored counties and #6 of 52 scored counties in New York.

How Albany 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 collision repair and body 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Albany County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureAlbany CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.42.83.1
Spending per listing$3.2M$2.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,8113,8453,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−20.0%−5.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$763$642$958
Median household income$85,333$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5118

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 28−20.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
330
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
326 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The 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 automotive body, paint and interior repair in Albany 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 Albany County

Population, 2025 estimate
321,225+2.2% since 2020
Households
134,703
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
523 sq. mi.
People per square mile
606
Median household income
$85,333+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,519
Median home value
$294,600
Jobs located here
249,261
Daytime population
417,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in New York, with Albany County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saratoga County, NY70181.8$5.2M+2.3%#205 of 1,327
2New York County, NY63180.2$11.7M−1.3%#358 of 1,327
3Tioga County, NY5252.5$3.6M−1.9%#610 of 1,327
4Schenectady County, NY52182.7$2.8M+3.0%#621 of 1,327
5Ontario County, NY51132.7$3.2M+0.6%#637 of 1,327
6Albany County, NY51322.4$3.2M+2.2%#639 of 1,327
7Clinton County, NY5072.1$3.9M−2.0%#649 of 1,327
8Herkimer County, NY4962.3$3.4M−1.4%#669 of 1,327
9Washington County, NY4672.9$3M−2.9%#751 of 1,327
10Erie County, NY45952.3$3.2M−0.6%#772 of 1,327

Other business types in Albany County

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

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Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Albany County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 collision repair and body shops in Albany County. 6 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019.

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

About $102.8M a year, or $763 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 134,703 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Albany County, NY compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Albany County has 2.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Albany County would have about 33, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,811 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Albany County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Albany County at 321,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,703 households. Median household income in Albany County is $85,333, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Albany County scores 51 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #639 of 1,327 scored counties.

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