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Auto repair and car care businesses in Colonial Heights city, VA
The auto repair and car care businesses in Colonial Heights city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,315 of 2,401 scored counties
#104 of 115 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 56
- 25 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $896 a household
- Spending per listing
- $120K
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 74.4
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,738
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Colonial Heights city is 18 (low), #2,315 of 2,401 scored counties and #104 of 115 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 56 auto repair and car care businesses in Colonial Heights city. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 74.4, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Colonial Heights city comes to about $6.7M a year: $896 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $120K of household spending for each business on map listings, 55% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Colonial Heights city was 28 in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 269 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $120K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Colonial Heights city. Population estimates show Colonial Heights city grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Colonial Heights 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 | Colonial Heights city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 74.4 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $120K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 269 | 685 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.7% | +4.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $896 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,505 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 28+16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 231
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5625 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $120K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,738+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,530
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 8 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,441
- Median household income
- $76,505+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,310
- Median home value
- $246,600
- Jobs located here
- 9,717
- Daytime population
- 19,297Residents 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 Colonial Heights 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 |
| 104Colonial Heights city, VA | 18 | 56 | 74.4 | $120K | +3.2% | #2,315 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Colonial Heights city
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 care18
- Auto repair shops19
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing27
- Tire shops21
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies42
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 Colonial Heights city, VA?
There are 56 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Colonial Heights city as of September 2026. 25 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Colonial Heights city, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.7M a year, or $896 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $120K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,530 households in Colonial Heights city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Colonial Heights city, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Colonial Heights city has 74.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $120K, 55% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Colonial Heights city would have about 25, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 269 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Colonial Heights city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Colonial Heights city at 18,738 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,530 households. Median household income in Colonial Heights city is $76,505, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.3%, 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. Colonial Heights city scores 18 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,315 of 2,401 scored counties.
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