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Collision repair and body shops in Suffolk County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,128 of 1,327 scored counties
#38 of 52 scored counties in New York

Listings
284
18 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
285
−2.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$534.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,080 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
84% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,546,090
+1.6% since 2020

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What this means

Suffolk County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #1,128 of 1,327 scored counties and #38 of 52 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 284 collision repair and body shops in Suffolk County. 18 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 5.7 per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

At $1,080 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Suffolk County spend about $534.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 284 collision repair and body shops, that is $1.9M per shop, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 285 businesses with payroll in Suffolk County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, down 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,735 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $12M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Suffolk County. Population estimates show Suffolk County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Suffolk 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 Suffolk County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSuffolk CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.72.83.1
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment1,7353,8453,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.1%−5.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,080$642$958
Median household income$130,686$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score2918

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
291 → 285−2.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,695
Annual payroll, 2023
$100.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
28418 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
173The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
18
Amount
$12M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,546,090+1.6% since 2020
Households
494,405
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
898 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,620
Median household income
$130,686+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$167,491
Median home value
$578,400
Jobs located here
624,016
Daytime population
1,340,805Residents 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 Suffolk 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
38Suffolk County, NY292845.7$1.9M+1.6%#1,128 of 1,327

Other business types in Suffolk County

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Questions

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

Suffolk County has 284 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 285 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019.

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

About $534.1M a year, or $1,080 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 284 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 494,405 households in Suffolk County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Suffolk County has 5.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 84% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Suffolk County would have about 173, against 284 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,735 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Suffolk County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Suffolk County at 1,546,090 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 494,405 households. The median household income in Suffolk County is $130,686 a year, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Suffolk County scores 29 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,128 of 1,327 scored counties.

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