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Auto repair and car care businesses in Dickenson County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Dickenson County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #956 of 2,401 scored counties
#62 of 115 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $872 a household
- Spending per listing
- $345K
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.3
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,236
- −6.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 auto repair and car care businesses in Dickenson County. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 25.3 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Dickenson County comes to about $5.2M a year: $872 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $345K of household spending for each business on map listings, 28% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Dickenson County in 2023. That is one for every 989 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dickenson County declined 6.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Dickenson County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #956 of 2,401 scored counties and #62 of 115 scored counties in Virginia.
How Dickenson County 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 | Dickenson County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.3 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $345K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 989 | 685 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $872 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $47,254 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Dickenson County, 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 Dickenson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,236−6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 5,935
- Median age
- 46.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 330 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $47,254+57.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $60,167
- Median home value
- $102,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,377
- Daytime population
- 12,328Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 62Dickenson County, VA | 55 | 15 | 25.3 | $345K | −6.0% | #956 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Dickenson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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 Dickenson County, VA?
Dickenson County has 15 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dickenson County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.2M a year, or $872 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $345K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,935 households in Dickenson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dickenson County, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Dickenson County has 25.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $345K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Dickenson County would have about 19, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 989 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Dickenson County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Dickenson County at 13,236 people in 2025, down 6.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,935 households. Median household income in Dickenson County is $47,254, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 57.9%, 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. Dickenson County scores 55 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #956 of 2,401 scored counties.
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