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Collision repair and body shops in St. Lawrence County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #842 of 1,327 scored counties
#15 of 52 scored counties in New York

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$32.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $770 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
105,488
−2.5% 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 St. Lawrence County comes to about $32.1M a year: $770 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per shop, 4% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

St. Lawrence County has 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in St. Lawrence County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 4,630 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in St. Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in St. Lawrence County is 42 (lower middle), #842 of 1,327 scored counties and #15 of 52 scored counties in New York.

How St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Lawrence CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.42.83.1
Spending per listing$3.2M$2.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,6303,8453,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$770$642$958
Median household income$62,850$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4218

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 9
Employees, 2023
40
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
105,488−2.5% since 2020
Households
41,666
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
2,680 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$62,850+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,668
Median home value
$121,900
Jobs located here
32,561
Daytime population
102,579Residents 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 St. Lawrence 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
15St. Lawrence County, NY42102.4$3.2M−2.5%#842 of 1,327

Other business types in St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 collision repair and body shops in St. Lawrence County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in St. Lawrence County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $32.1M a year, or $770 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 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 41,666 households in St. Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Lawrence 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 $3.2M, 4% 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 4,630 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is St. Lawrence County, NY growing?

Population estimates put St. Lawrence County at 105,488 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,666 households. Median household income in St. Lawrence County is $62,850, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. St. Lawrence County scores 42 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #842 of 1,327 scored counties.

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