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Collision repair and body shops in the Cortland, NY area

The collision repair and body shops in the Cortland, NY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #288 of 387 scored small-town markets
#10 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $836 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
16% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,850
−1.9% 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

At $836 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Cortland area spend about $15.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 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 Cortland area has 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in the Cortland area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,375 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Cortland area declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For collision repair and body shops, the Cortland area has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #288 of 387 scored small-town markets and #10 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New York.

How the Cortland 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Cortland, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureCortland areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.62.83.1
Spending per listing$3.2M$2.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,3753,8453,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$836$642$958
Median household income$70,418$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3718

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8
Employees, 2023
53
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 the Cortland 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 Cortland area

Population, 2025 estimate
45,850−1.9% since 2020
Households
18,999
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
499 sq. mi.
People per square mile
93
Median household income
$70,418+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,337
Median home value
$162,100
Jobs located here
17,001
Daytime population
43,892Residents 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 small-town markets in New York for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in New York, with the Cortland area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Plattsburgh, NY5572.1$3.9M−2.0%#148 of 387
2Oneonta, NY5073.0$2.7M+3.8%#186 of 387
3Auburn, NY4772.2$3.7M−2.3%#212 of 387
4Massena-Ogdensburg, NY47102.4$3.2M−2.5%#213 of 387
5Monticello, NY47113.5$2.4M+2.7%#215 of 387
6Hudson, NY4662.3$3.9M−2.1%#222 of 387
7Corning, NY41112.8$2.9M−1.6%#259 of 387
8Gloversville, NY3962.6$3M−1.6%#273 of 387
9Amsterdam, NY3963.1$2.5M+1.1%#275 of 387
10Cortland, NY3752.6$3.2M−1.9%#288 of 387

Other business types in the Cortland area

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 the Cortland, NY area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 collision repair and body shops in the Cortland area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in the Cortland, NY area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $15.9M a year, or $836 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 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 18,999 households in the Cortland area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Cortland area has 2.6 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,375 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Cortland, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Cortland area at 45,850 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,999 households. Median household income in the Cortland area is $70,418, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Cortland area scores 37 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #288 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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