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Collision repair and body shops in Clinton County, NY
How Clinton 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #649 of 1,327 scored counties
#7 of 52 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $810 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,138
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 collision repair and body shops in Clinton County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Clinton County comes to about $27.2M a year: $810 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.9M per shop, 26% above 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 Clinton County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 4,794 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Clinton County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Clinton County is 50 (upper middle), #649 of 1,327 scored counties and #7 of 52 scored counties in New York.
How Clinton 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.
| Measure | Clinton County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $2.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,794 | 3,845 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $810 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,224 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 18 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 71
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,138−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 33,556
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,038 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $71,224+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,254
- Median home value
- $180,600
- Jobs located here
- 30,059
- Daytime population
- 74,633Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saratoga County, NY | 70 | 18 | 1.8 | $5.2M | +2.3% | #205 of 1,327 |
| 2New York County, NY | 63 | 18 | 0.2 | $11.7M | −1.3% | #358 of 1,327 |
| 3Tioga County, NY | 52 | 5 | 2.5 | $3.6M | −1.9% | #610 of 1,327 |
| 4Schenectady County, NY | 52 | 18 | 2.7 | $2.8M | +3.0% | #621 of 1,327 |
| 5Ontario County, NY | 51 | 13 | 2.7 | $3.2M | +0.6% | #637 of 1,327 |
| 6Albany County, NY | 51 | 32 | 2.4 | $3.2M | +2.2% | #639 of 1,327 |
| 7Clinton County, NY | 50 | 7 | 2.1 | $3.9M | −2.0% | #649 of 1,327 |
| 8Herkimer County, NY | 49 | 6 | 2.3 | $3.4M | −1.4% | #669 of 1,327 |
| 9Washington County, NY | 46 | 7 | 2.9 | $3M | −2.9% | #751 of 1,327 |
| 10Erie County, NY | 45 | 95 | 2.3 | $3.2M | −0.6% | #772 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Clinton County
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 care35
- Auto repair shops36
- Collision repair and body shops50
- Car washes and detailing45
- Tire shops62
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations16
- Insurance agencies38
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 Clinton County, NY?
Clinton County has 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Clinton County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $27.2M a year, or $810 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 33,556 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, NY compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Clinton County has 2.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Clinton County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,794 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Clinton County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 78,138 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,556 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $71,224 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.4% 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. Clinton County scores 50 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #649 of 1,327 scored counties.
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