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Collision repair and body shops in Broome County, NY

The collision repair and body shops in Broome County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #978 of 1,327 scored counties
#28 of 52 scored counties in New York

Listings
23
1 chain location (4%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$60M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $732 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
195,736
−1.2% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Broome County comes to about $60M a year: $732 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per shop, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

There are 23 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Broome County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Broome County in 2023. That is one for every 4,556 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $23K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Broome County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Broome County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Broome County is 36 (lower middle), #978 of 1,327 scored counties and #28 of 52 scored counties in New York.

How Broome 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 Broome County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureBroome CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.82.83.1
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,5563,8453,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$732$642$958
Median household income$62,616$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3618

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 18
Employees, 2023
163
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
231 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$23K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Broome 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 Broome County

Population, 2025 estimate
195,736−1.2% since 2020
Households
82,005
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
706 sq. mi.
People per square mile
280
Median household income
$62,616+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,128
Median home value
$154,900
Jobs located here
82,220
Daytime population
201,023Residents 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 Broome 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
28Broome County, NY36232.8$2.6M−1.2%#978 of 1,327

Other business types in Broome 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 Broome County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 collision repair and body shops in Broome County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $60M a year, or $732 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 82,005 households in Broome County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Broome County has 2.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Broome County would have about 20, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,556 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Broome County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Broome County at 195,736 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 82,005 households. Median household income in Broome County is $62,616, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Broome County scores 36 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #978 of 1,327 scored counties.

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