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Auto repair and car care businesses in Hopewell city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Hopewell city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,048 of 2,401 scored counties
#92 of 115 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 33
- 10 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $818 a household
- Spending per listing
- $229K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,261
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Hopewell city has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #2,048 of 2,401 scored counties and #92 of 115 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $818 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Hopewell city spend about $7.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $229K of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 33 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Hopewell city as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.7, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hopewell city in 2023. That is one for every 578 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Hopewell city from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hopewell 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 | Hopewell city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.7 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $229K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 578 | 685 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $818 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $54,729 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 65
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3310 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Hopewell 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 Hopewell city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,261+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,255
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 10 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,217
- Median household income
- $54,729+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,490
- Median home value
- $181,600
- Jobs located here
- 7,543
- Daytime population
- 19,800Residents 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 Hopewell 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 |
| 92Hopewell city, VA | 29 | 33 | 35.7 | $229K | +1.1% | #2,048 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Hopewell city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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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 Hopewell city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 auto repair and car care businesses in Hopewell city. 10 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hopewell city, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.6M a year, or $818 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $229K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,255 households in Hopewell city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hopewell city, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Hopewell city has 35.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $229K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Hopewell city would have about 28, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 578 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Hopewell city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Hopewell city at 23,261 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,255 households. The median household income in Hopewell city is $54,729 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.2% 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. 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. Hopewell city scores 29 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,048 of 2,401 scored counties.
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