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Collision repair and body shops in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area
The collision repair and body shops in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #290 of 381 scored metro areas
#3 of 12 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 120
- 29 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 113
- −11.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $381.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $761 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,155,653
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area is 35 (lower middle), #290 of 381 scored metro areas and #3 of 12 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $761 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area spend about $381.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 120 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.2M per shop, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area has 120 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 29 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 113 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area in 2023, down 11.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,438 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $546K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area. Population estimates show the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area 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.
| Measure | Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,438 | 3,845 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.7% | −5.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $761 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $72,237 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 18 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 113−11.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 889
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $53M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12029 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 124The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $546K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area, 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 the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,155,653−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 501,549
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,565 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 742
- Median household income
- $72,237+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,175
- Median home value
- $226,100
- Jobs located here
- 547,190
- Daytime population
- 1,174,035Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in New York, with the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 49 | 90 | 2.3 | $3.5M | +1.9% | #206 of 381 |
| 2Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 40 | 8 | 1.7 | $4.6M | −3.9% | #262 of 381 |
| 3Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 35 | 120 | 2.4 | $3.2M | −0.8% | #290 of 381 |
| 4Syracuse, NY | 35 | 72 | 2.7 | $3M | −1.3% | #291 of 381 |
| 5Rochester, NY | 35 | 126 | 2.8 | $2.8M | −0.7% | #293 of 381 |
| 6Binghamton, NY | 30 | 28 | 2.7 | $2.8M | −1.3% | #321 of 381 |
| 7Glens Falls, NY | 30 | 17 | 3.1 | $2.7M | −1.9% | #323 of 381 |
| 8Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 26 | 88 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +3.0% | #338 of 381 |
| 9Kingston, NY | 25 | 24 | 3.2 | $2.7M | +1.1% | #341 of 381 |
| 10New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 19 | 2,148 | 2.9 | $2.2M | +0.6% | #363 of 381 |
Other business types in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care36
- Auto repair shops25
- Collision repair and body shops35
- Car washes and detailing47
- Tire shops40
- Oil change and quick lube52
- Gas stations40
- Insurance agencies32
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 120 collision repair and body shops in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area. 29 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 113 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 11.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $381.5M a year, or $761 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 120 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 501,549 households in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area 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, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area would have about 124, against 120 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,438 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area at 1,155,653 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 501,549 households. Median household income in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area is $72,237, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. The Buffalo-Cheektowaga metro area scores 35 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #290 of 381 scored metro areas.
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