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Collision repair and body shops in Ulster County, NY

How Ulster County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #956 of 1,327 scored counties
#25 of 52 scored counties in New York

Listings
24
2 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
24
+4.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$65.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $877 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
183,330
+1.1% 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 $877 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Ulster County spend about $65.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 24 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.7M per shop, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

There are 24 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Ulster County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in Ulster County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,095 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Ulster County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ulster County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Ulster County is 37 (lower middle), #956 of 1,327 scored counties and #25 of 52 scored counties in New York.

How Ulster 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 Ulster County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureUlster CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.22.83.1
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,0953,8453,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.4%−5.2%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$877$642$958
Median household income$86,271$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3718

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 24+4.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
148
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
242 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$10K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
183,330+1.1% since 2020
Households
74,278
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,124 sq. mi.
People per square mile
162
Median household income
$86,271+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,353
Median home value
$352,500
Jobs located here
57,240
Daytime population
161,256Residents 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 Ulster 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
25Ulster County, NY37243.2$2.7M+1.1%#956 of 1,327

Other business types in Ulster County

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 Ulster County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 collision repair and body shops in Ulster County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019.

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

About $65.1M a year, or $877 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 74,278 households in Ulster County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ulster County has 3.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Ulster County would have about 21, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,095 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Ulster County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Ulster County at 183,330 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,278 households. Median household income in Ulster County is $86,271, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Ulster County scores 37 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #956 of 1,327 scored counties.

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