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Collision repair and body shops in Columbia County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #865 of 1,327 scored counties
#18 of 52 scored counties in New York

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $886 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,168
−2.1% 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 Columbia County comes to about $23.6M a year: $886 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 28% above 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 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Columbia County in 2023. That is one for every 2,663 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Columbia County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #865 of 1,327 scored counties and #18 of 52 scored counties in New York.

How Columbia 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 Columbia County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureColumbia CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.32.83.1
Spending per listing$3.9M$2.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,6633,8453,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$886$642$958
Median household income$81,528$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4118

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 10
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,168−2.1% since 2020
Households
26,627
Median age
49.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
635 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$81,528+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,394
Median home value
$347,100
Jobs located here
20,215
Daytime population
54,169Residents 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 Columbia 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
18Columbia County, NY4162.3$3.9M−2.1%#865 of 1,327

Other business types in Columbia 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 Columbia County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 collision repair and body shops in Columbia County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $23.6M a year, or $886 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 26,627 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Columbia County has 2.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Columbia County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,663 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Columbia County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Columbia County at 60,168 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,627 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $81,528, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 41 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #865 of 1,327 scored counties.

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