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Auto repair and car care businesses in Buena Vista city, VA
How Buena Vista city, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $861 a household
- Spending per listing
- $440K
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.6
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 6,672
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 auto repair and car care businesses in Buena Vista city. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 19.6 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Buena Vista city comes to about $2.2M a year: $861 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $440K of household spending for each business on map listings, 64% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Buena Vista city: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Buena Vista city grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Buena Vista city compares
The same measures for Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses 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 | Buena Vista city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.6 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $440K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 685 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $861 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,833 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Buena Vista city, 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 Buena Vista city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 6,672+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 2,554
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,024
- Median household income
- $57,833
- Average household income
- $63,830
- Median home value
- $156,200
- Jobs located here
- 2,524
- Daytime population
- 6,071Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Buena Vista city marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fluvanna County, VA | 94 | 13 | 12.6 | $999K | +6.2% | #4 of 2,401 |
| 2Caroline County, VA | 90 | 29 | 24.2 | $476K | +11.3% | #21 of 2,401 |
| 3Goochland County, VA | 87 | 30 | 29.0 | $413K | +17.4% | #39 of 2,401 |
| 4Louisa County, VA | 87 | 45 | 28.9 | $411K | +13.6% | #40 of 2,401 |
| 5James City County, VA | 86 | 49 | 15.3 | $661K | +6.2% | #41 of 2,401 |
| 6Prince George County, VA | 85 | 24 | 18.6 | $632K | +2.0% | #48 of 2,401 |
| 7Clarke County, VA | 85 | 18 | 30.6 | $386K | +5.4% | #54 of 2,401 |
| 8New Kent County, VA | 83 | 20 | 21.6 | $592K | +21.2% | #74 of 2,401 |
| 9Poquoson city, VA | 80 | 10 | 21.2 | $547K | +6.6% | #113 of 2,401 |
| 10Nelson County, VA | 80 | 13 | 20.4 | $518K | +1.2% | #114 of 2,401 |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Not scored | 5 | 19.6 | $440K | +0.9% |
Other business types in Buena Vista city
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Buena Vista city, VA?
There are 5 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Buena Vista city as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Buena Vista city: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Buena Vista city, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $2.2M a year, or $861 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $440K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,554 households in Buena Vista city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buena Vista city, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Buena Vista city has 19.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $440K, 64% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Buena Vista city would have about 8, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Buena Vista city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Buena Vista city at 6,672 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,554 households. Median household income in Buena Vista city is $57,833, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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