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Collision repair and body shops in the Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #262 of 381 scored metro areas
#2 of 12 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $777 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 111,540
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 collision repair and body shops in the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $777 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area spend about $37M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $4.6M per shop, 50% above 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 14 businesses with payroll in the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 3,400 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area declined 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Watertown-Fort Drum metro area scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #262 of 381 scored metro areas and #2 of 12 scored metro areas based in New York.
How the Watertown-Fort Drum metro 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.
| Measure | Watertown-Fort Drum metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $2.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,400 | 3,845 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $777 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,301 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 18 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 77
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Watertown-Fort Drum metro 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 Watertown-Fort Drum metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 111,540−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 47,606
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,268 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 91
- Median household income
- $66,301+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,210
- Median home value
- $188,200
- Jobs located here
- 34,253
- Daytime population
- 112,470Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in New York, with the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 49 | 90 | 2.3 | $3.5M | +1.9% | #206 of 381 |
| 2Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 40 | 8 | 1.7 | $4.6M | −3.9% | #262 of 381 |
| 3Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 35 | 120 | 2.4 | $3.2M | −0.8% | #290 of 381 |
| 4Syracuse, NY | 35 | 72 | 2.7 | $3M | −1.3% | #291 of 381 |
| 5Rochester, NY | 35 | 126 | 2.8 | $2.8M | −0.7% | #293 of 381 |
| 6Binghamton, NY | 30 | 28 | 2.7 | $2.8M | −1.3% | #321 of 381 |
| 7Glens Falls, NY | 30 | 17 | 3.1 | $2.7M | −1.9% | #323 of 381 |
| 8Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 26 | 88 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +3.0% | #338 of 381 |
| 9Kingston, NY | 25 | 24 | 3.2 | $2.7M | +1.1% | #341 of 381 |
| 10New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 19 | 2,148 | 2.9 | $2.2M | +0.6% | #363 of 381 |
Other business types in the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care21
- Auto repair shops21
- Collision repair and body shops40
- Car washes and detailing25
- Tire shops31
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations18
- Insurance agencies55
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in the Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro area?
The Watertown-Fort Drum metro area has 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $37M a year, or $777 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 47,606 households in the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Watertown-Fort Drum metro area has 1.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.6M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area would have about 12, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,400 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Watertown-Fort Drum, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area at 111,540 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 47,606 households. The median household income in the Watertown-Fort Drum metro area is $66,301 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% 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. The Watertown-Fort Drum metro area scores 40 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #262 of 381 scored metro areas.
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