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Nassau County, NY — Auto repair Saturation

How many auto repair exist per person present — residents plus daytime workers — by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Establishment data: Census ZBP 2023. Population: ACS 2024 5-year. 78 ZIP codes analyzed.

Includes: Auto repair & maintenance shops · Body, paint & interior repair. Counted together because official statistics use one 811121 code.

Measured density: High density — 1.54× the U.S. rate (between 1.54× and 2.04× once withheld ZIP cells are counted)

Why a range: Census does not publish a ZIP-by-industry count when that ZIP has 0–2 businesses. 46 ZIP cells in this county are withheld, 37 of them with residents. Each could hold 0, 1, or 2 businesses: counting them all as 0 gives the low end, counting them all as 2 gives the high end — the data cannot say where the truth sits. The density range uses only the populated cells, since ZIPs without residents are excluded from per-person rates. How ranges work

Range spans the U.S. rate   Nassau County auto repair — 154–204% of the U.S. rate

226 auto repair are counted in Nassau County — 1.3 per 10,000 people present (residents + daytime workers), 154% of the U.S. rate of 0.9.

On the comparable ZIP set (ZIPs with a published count in every year), the total has fallen 4% between 2015 and 2023 (221 → 212). That set is smaller than today's county total. 2020–2021 were pandemic-distorted, and Census rounds counts, so small moves are within noise.

Measured supply density is highest in 11558 (Island Park), 11096 (Inwood), 11710 (Bellmore) — well above the national rate. On measured density alone, the lowest-density residential ZIPs with a published count are 11554 (East Meadow), 11561 (Long Beach), 11566 (Merrick).

BLS QCEW puts the latest county-wide count (2026 Q1) at 243 establishments, the freshest available signal.

Measured density: Nassau County sits at 154% of the U.S. rate for auto repair. 37 ZIPs with population have no published count (each 0–2 businesses), so the true per-capita rate is between 154% and 204% of the U.S. rate. Why. The highest measured density is in 11558 and 11096; the lowest measured density is in 11554 and 11561.

This is a supply-side read: it counts existing auto repair and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more. Treat low density as a question to check, not an answer.

Auto repair
226–318
published count; upper bound counts each withheld ZIP cell as 2 (46 cells) (2023)
Per 10,000 present
1.3
residents + daytime workers
U.S. average
0.9
per 10,000 present
County index
1.54×
vs. U.S.
Latest quarter (QCEW)
243
2026 Q1 — county total
Residents
1,401,387
69 ZIPs with data
Workers
598,752
jobs located in county

Is the area growing?

Population
1,392,438
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+0.1%
+1,854 people
Net migration 2024
+3,230
international +7,655, domestic −4,425
Jobs located here
638,252
LODES 2022, −1.4% since 2019

Nassau County had an estimated 1,392,438 residents on July 1, 2024 — 0.1% more than in 2020 (+1,854). In the latest year it gained 6,386 people: births minus deaths +3,092, international migration +7,655, domestic migration −4,425. Components are published separately and may not sum exactly.

638,252 jobs were located in the county in 2022 (−1.4% since 2019), and 692,699 employed residents lived there (−0.2% since 2019). LODES counts wage and salary jobs covered by unemployment insurance plus federal jobs; it excludes the self-employed and military, and counts jobs rather than unique people. 2019→2022 spans the pandemic, so read it as one change, not a trend.

Population and migration say whether the customer base is growing. They do not say whether people want another business of this type. Definitions and limits →  ·  Full county detail →

ZIP gaining residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
11516 Cedarhurst
+23.6%
11501 Mineola
+10.3%
11550 Hempstead
+5.8%
ZIP losing residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
11001 Floral Park
−9.0%

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

Nonemployer businesses

Not shown. Census publishes only a broader group that also includes auto glass shops, so an auto-repair-only nonemployer count is not published.

Census Nonemployer Statistics 2024 (NAICS 2022). We do not approximate this figure.

Saturation map

Each ZIP area is shaded by its density of this business type per person present (residents + workers) vs. the U.S. average. Click any ZIP to zoom to its boundary, see its numbers, and switch to aerial imagery. Individual mapped shops appear as dots at street level — Show locations zooms you in to them (scroll or double-click to zoom).

Basemap:
Under 50% 50–100% 100–150% 150–250% 250%+ 0–2 (not published) / no data ZIP total (dot size) Mapped shop (OpenStreetMap, street level)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

White dots are ZIP totals from the official Census count — the bigger the dot, the more auto repair in that ZIP. They are aggregated, not individual shops. Turquoise dots are individual locations mapped in OpenStreetMap, shown only at street level; they are crowd-sourced and indicative, may be incomplete, and do not equal the official counts. Only the official ZIP totals feed the saturation index.

Market trend — down 4% since 2015

Number of auto repair in Nassau County across 2015–2023, on a consistent set of ZIP codes present in every year — so changes are real, not ZIP-boundary artifacts. 2015/2018 are pre-pandemic baselines; 2020/2021 are COVID-distorted.

221
2015
218
2018
213
2020
205
2021
210
2022
212
2023

Highest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
11558 Island Park
1191%
11096 Inwood
565%
11710 Bellmore
408%
11501 Mineola
392%
11563 Lynbrook
386%
11050 Port Washington
315%
11040 New Hyde Park
308%
11559 Lawrence
301%
11550 Hempstead
256%
11801 Hicksville
255%
11590 Westbury
252%
11520 Freeport
246%
11542 Glen Cove
244%
11791 Syosset
241%
11575 Roosevelt
235%

Lowest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
11554 East Meadow
82%
11561 Long Beach
84%
11566 Merrick
90%
11030 Manhasset
115%
11714 Bethpage
117%
11010 Franklin Square
125%
11552 West Hempstead
127%
11758 Massapequa
136%
11553 Uniondale
140%
11570 Rockville Centre
156%
11580 Valley Stream
166%
11735 Farmingdale
186%
11001 Floral Park
193%
11576 Roslyn
207%
11021 Great Neck
211%
Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A ZIP with few auto repair may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. We rank only residential and mixed ZIPs here; employment hubs and visitor destinations are listed separately below. ZIPs where Census did not publish a count (0–2 businesses) are not ranked: they may be the least served of all, but the data cannot tell 0 from 1 or 2. Verify those locally.

Employment hubs & destinations

These ZIPs have far more workers (or visitors) than residents, so their counts are driven by daytime and visitor demand — not a place to read "shortage" from resident numbers alone.

ZIPNeighborhoodType ResidentsWorkersAuto repairIndex
11042New Hyde Park Destination 14125,823 0–2 —

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All ZIP codes

Click a column header to sort. Index = auto repair per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers) ÷ the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

ZIPNeighborhood ResidentsWorkersAuto repair Per 10kIndexStatus
11558Island Park 8,4542,504 10 10.3 1191% Very high density
11096Inwood 10,4283,707 6 4.9 565% Very high density
11710Bellmore 34,8349,704 14 3.5 408% Very high density
11501Mineola 21,64115,644 10 3.4 392% Very high density
11563Lynbrook 22,8998,125 9 3.3 386% Very high density
11050Port Washington 32,79415,110 11 2.7 315% Very high density
11040New Hyde Park 41,98828,601 15 2.7 308% Very high density
11559Lawrence 8,8785,252 3 2.6 301% Very high density
11550Hempstead 60,96013,262 15 2.2 256% Very high density
11801Hicksville 41,58525,734 12 2.2 255% Very high density
11590Westbury 47,59924,032 13 2.2 252% Very high density
11520Freeport 44,91013,634 11 2.1 246% High density
11542Glen Cove 28,9658,300 7 2.1 244% High density
11791Syosset 25,52016,204 7 2.1 241% High density
11575Roosevelt 18,7051,973 4 2.0 235% High density
11572Oceanside 30,43611,638 7 1.9 223% High density
11510Baldwin 35,7014,368 7 1.8 214% High density
11021Great Neck 19,78315,316 5 1.8 211% High density
11576Roslyn 12,2818,926 3 1.8 207% High density
11001Floral Park 25,4938,936 5 1.7 193% High density
11735Farmingdale 32,02835,370 8 1.6 186% High density
11580Valley Stream 43,09211,427 7 1.4 166% High density
11570Rockville Centre 28,90816,228 5 1.4 156% High density
11553Uniondale 27,87510,521 4 1.2 140% Above average
11758Massapequa 54,37510,555 7 1.2 136% Above average
11552West Hempstead 25,1744,433 3 1.1 127% Above average
11010Franklin Square 25,6044,241 3 1.1 125% Above average
11714Bethpage 22,69514,021 3 1.0 117% Above average
11030Manhasset 18,05124,267 3 1.0 115% Above average
11566Merrick 34,7417,989 3 0.8 90% Below average
11561Long Beach 38,7085,564 3 0.7 84% Below average
11554East Meadow 36,82110,500 3 0.7 82% Below average
11002Floral Park —8 0–2 — — Not published
11003Elmont 45,1746,119 0–2 — — Not published
11020Great Neck 5,676704 0–2 — — Not published
11022Great Neck —26 0–2 — — Not published
11023Great Neck 9,6301,844 0–2 — — Not published
11024Great Neck 9,155970 0–2 — — Not published
11042New Hyde Park 14125,823 0–2 — — Not published
11507Albertson 6,7361,750 0–2 — — Not published
11509Atlantic Beach 1,790497 0–2 — — Not published
11514Carle Place 4,5444,096 0–2 — — Not published
11516Cedarhurst 9,1123,466 0–2 — — Not published
11518East Rockaway 10,1491,450 0–2 — — Not published
11530Garden City 27,93935,781 0–2 — — Not published
11531Garden City —61 0–2 — — Not published
11545Glen Head 12,1724,723 0–2 — — Not published
11547Glenwood Landing 706171 0–2 — — Not published
11548Greenvale 2,2614,259 0–2 — — Not published
11549Hempstead 2,3593,099 0–2 — — Not published
11551Hempstead —8 0–2 — — Not published
11555Uniondale —449 0–2 — — Not published
11556Uniondale 03,287 0–2 — — Not published
11557Hewlett 8,5043,736 0–2 — — Not published
11560Locust Valley 7,6962,197 0–2 — — Not published
11565Malverne 9,009753 0–2 — — Not published
11568Old Westbury 4,1442,787 0–2 — — Not published
11569Point Lookout 945209 0–2 — — Not published
11571Rockville Centre —35 0–2 — — Not published
11577Roslyn Heights 13,0773,488 0–2 — — Not published
11579Sea Cliff 5,033891 0–2 — — Not published
11581Valley Stream 22,81811,004 0–2 — — Not published
11582Valley Stream —148 0–2 — — Not published
11596Williston Park 10,5162,229 0–2 — — Not published
11598Woodmere 13,5993,661 0–2 — — Not published
11709Bayville 6,744616 0–2 — — Not published
11732East Norwich 3,228688 0–2 — — Not published
11753Jericho 12,43512,846 0–2 — — Not published
11756Levittown 42,6658,788 0–2 — — Not published
11762Massapequa Park 22,4873,641 0–2 — — Not published
11765Mill Neck 683312 0–2 — — Not published
11771Oyster Bay 10,9082,905 0–2 — — Not published
11783Seaford 21,1274,340 0–2 — — Not published
11793Wantagh 32,3496,145 0–2 — — Not published
11797Woodbury 9,40213,628 0–2 — — Not published
11802Hicksville —168 0–2 — — Not published
11803Plainview 29,71321,821 0–2 — — Not published
11804Old Bethpage 4,8351,229 0–2 — — Not published

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Census withholds some ZIP-by-industry cells to protect small businesses. 0–2 means the cell was not published (Census publishes industry counts only at 3+ per ZIP), so the ZIP is left unranked rather than counted as zero. ~ means the count is estimated from the broader industry group and can be off by a business or two.

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Methodology & sources

Establishments. U.S. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP 2023), NAICS 811121 — automotive body, paint & interior repair. Counts establishments with paid employees. ZBP is published annually with a ~2-year lag.

Fresh county signal. BLS QCEW (quarterly) is newer than ZBP — 2026 Q1 shows 243 establishments county-wide for this industry. It cannot be broken down by ZIP.

Population. U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year ZCTA population (table B01003). Workers are the ZIP's total employment from the same 2023 ZBP file.

Demand ("people present"). Demand comes from residents and daytime workers: residents + 0.5 × workers. This is the single documented assumption in the model and can be tuned.

Index. index = (ZIP establishments ÷ ZIP demand × 10,000) ÷ the U.S. average for this industry (0.87 per 10,000 present). It is a supply-side density measure; it does not capture income, rent, tourism, or whether locals actually want more.

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