Groundwork

Auto · County · New York

Collision repair and body shops in Onondaga County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #774 of 1,327 scored counties
#11 of 52 scored counties in New York

Listings
48
11 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
34
−8.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$149.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $754 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
466,584
−1.9% since 2020

See the collision repair and body shops around any address in Onondaga County

The site report maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Onondaga County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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 Onondaga County comes to about $149.2M a year: $754 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 48 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.1M per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

Onondaga County has 48 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Onondaga County in 2023, down 8.1% from 2019. That is one for every 5,816 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $110K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Onondaga County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Onondaga County declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Onondaga County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #774 of 1,327 scored counties and #11 of 52 scored counties in New York.

How Onondaga 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 Onondaga County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureOnondaga CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.42.83.1
Spending per listing$3.1M$2.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,8163,8453,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.1%−5.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$754$642$958
Median household income$76,945$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4518

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 34−8.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
247
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4811 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$110K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Onondaga 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 Onondaga County

Population, 2025 estimate
466,584−1.9% since 2020
Households
197,760
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
778 sq. mi.
People per square mile
605
Median household income
$76,945+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,088
Median home value
$200,200
Jobs located here
255,873
Daytime population
512,646Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Onondaga County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the collision repair and body shops on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Onondaga County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Collision repair and body shops across New York

Every New York market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in New York for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in New York, with Onondaga 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
11Onondaga County, NY45482.4$3.1M−1.9%#774 of 1,327

Other business types in Onondaga County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Onondaga County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 collision repair and body shops in Onondaga County. 11 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 8.1% from 2019.

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

About $149.2M 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 48 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 197,760 households in Onondaga County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Onondaga County has 2.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.1M, in line with 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 5,816 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Onondaga County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Onondaga County at 466,584 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 197,760 households. Median household income in Onondaga County is $76,945, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Onondaga County scores 45 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #774 of 1,327 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Onondaga County. It maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Onondaga County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Onondaga County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Onondaga County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.