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Collision repair and body shops in Chemung County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 10 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,318 of 1,327 scored counties
#51 of 52 scored counties in New York

Listings
16
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $754 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
45% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,415
−3.9% since 2020

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What this means

For collision repair and body shops, Chemung County has a Groundwork market score of 10 (low): #1,318 of 1,327 scored counties and #51 of 52 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 collision repair and body shops in Chemung County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

At $754 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Chemung County spend about $26.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 16 collision repair and body shops, that is $1.7M per shop, 46% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Chemung County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 2,519 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Chemung County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Chemung 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 Chemung County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureChemung CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.52.83.1
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,5193,8453,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$754$642$958
Median household income$63,716$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score1018

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 14
Employees, 2023
89
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
161 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Chemung 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 Chemung County

Population, 2025 estimate
80,415−3.9% since 2020
Households
35,262
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
202
Median household income
$63,716+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,374
Median home value
$141,100
Jobs located here
31,723
Daytime population
81,216Residents 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 Chemung 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
51Chemung County, NY10164.5$1.7M−3.9%#1,318 of 1,327

Other business types in Chemung 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 Chemung County, NY?

Chemung County has 16 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $26.6M a year, or $754 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,262 households in Chemung County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chemung County has 4.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Chemung County would have about 9, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,519 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Chemung County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Chemung County at 80,415 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,262 households. The median household income in Chemung County is $63,716 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.0% 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. Chemung County scores 10 for collision repair and body shops (low), #1,318 of 1,327 scored counties.

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