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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Danville, VA area
How the Danville, VA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #392 of 538 scored small-town markets
#2 of 3 scored small-town markets based in Virginia
- Listings
- 153
- 34 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 74
- +2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $38.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $251K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.7
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,137
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $871 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Danville area spend about $38.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $251K per business, 7% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Danville area has 153 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 34 are chain locations, or 22%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 34.7 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Danville area was 74 in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 596 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 126 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $505K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Danville area.
Population estimates show the Danville area declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Danville area is 38 (lower middle), #392 of 538 scored small-town markets and #2 of 3 scored small-town markets based in Virginia.
How the Danville area 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 | Danville area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.7 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $251K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 596 | 685 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.8% | +4.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $871 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,874 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 74+2.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 367
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 126Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15334 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 143The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $505K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Danville 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 Danville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,137−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 44,086
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,012 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $49,874+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,587
- Median home value
- $150,900
- Jobs located here
- 37,406
- Daytime population
- 97,358Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Virginia for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Danville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lake of the Woods, VA | 74 | 48 | 32.3 | $345K | +10.1% | #48 of 538 |
| 2Danville, VA | 38 | 153 | 34.7 | $251K | −1.7% | #392 of 538 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 25 | 169 | 41.7 | $202K | −3.8% | #485 of 538 |
| 3Martinsville, VA | 25 | 130 | 48.6 | $180K | −1.9% | #489 of 538 |
Other business types in the Danville 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 care38
- Auto repair shops34
- Collision repair and body shops46
- Car washes and detailing33
- Tire shops31
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations49
- Insurance agencies63
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 the Danville, VA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 153 auto repair and car care businesses in the Danville area. 34 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. Another 126 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Danville, VA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $38.4M a year, or $871 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 153 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $251K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,086 households in the Danville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Danville, VA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Danville area has 34.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $251K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Danville area would have about 143, against 153 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 596 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Danville, VA area growing?
Population estimates put the Danville area at 101,137 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,086 households. The median household income in the Danville area is $49,874 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Danville area scores 38 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #392 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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