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Collision repair and body shops in the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 12 out of 100: Low

Ranked #384 of 387 scored small-town markets
#13 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
25
2 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
22
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$39.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $744 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
52% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
124,126
−2.6% 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

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The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area is 12 (low), #384 of 387 scored small-town markets and #13 of 13 scored small-town markets based in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Households in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area spend about $39.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $744 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25 collision repair and body shops, that is $1.6M per shop, 48% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

The Jamestown-Dunkirk area has 25 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area was 22 in 2023. That is one for every 2,427 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Jamestown-Dunkirk area declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Jamestown-Dunkirk 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureJamestown-Dunkirk areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.72.83.1
Spending per listing$1.6M$2.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,4273,8453,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$744$642$958
Median household income$58,351$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score1218

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22
Employees, 2023
79
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
252 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk area

Population, 2025 estimate
124,126−2.6% since 2020
Households
53,393
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,060 sq. mi.
People per square mile
118
Median household income
$58,351+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,000
Median home value
$127,900
Jobs located here
44,855
Daytime population
120,603Residents 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk 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
13Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY12254.7$1.6M−2.6%#384 of 387

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Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 collision repair and body shops in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $39.7M a year, or $744 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 53,393 households in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Jamestown-Dunkirk area has 4.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Jamestown-Dunkirk area would have about 13, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,427 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Jamestown-Dunkirk area at 124,126 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 53,393 households. Median household income in the Jamestown-Dunkirk area is $58,351, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.6%, 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk area scores 12 for collision repair and body shops (low), #384 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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