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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Lake of the Woods, VA area
How the Lake of the Woods, 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #48 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 3 scored small-town markets based in Virginia
- Listings
- 48
- 11 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +7.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,116 a household
- Spending per listing
- $345K
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.3
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,083
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Lake of the Woods area scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #48 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 3 scored small-town markets based in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for auto repair and car care businesses.
At $1,116 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in the Lake of the Woods area spend about $16.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $345K per business, 29% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 48 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Lake of the Woods area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 32.3 per 10,000 households, 10% 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 Lake of the Woods area was 28 in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 531 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Lake of the Woods area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lake of the Woods area grew 10.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lake of the Woods 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 | Lake of the Woods area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.3 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $345K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 531 | 685 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.7% | +4.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,116 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $94,008 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28+7.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 266
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 53Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4811 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Lake of the Woods 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 Lake of the Woods area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,083+10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 14,856
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 341 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 111
- Median household income
- $94,008
- Average household income
- $115,533
- Median home value
- $364,200
- Jobs located here
- 9,522
- Daytime population
- 31,111Residents 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 Lake of the Woods 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 Lake of the Woods 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 care74
- Auto repair shops73
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing82
- Tire shops66
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations85
- Insurance agencies98
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 Lake of the Woods, VA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 48 auto repair and car care businesses in the Lake of the Woods area. 11 of them (23%) 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 7.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 53 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lake of the Woods, VA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.6M a year, or $1,116 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $345K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,856 households in the Lake of the Woods area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lake of the Woods, VA area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Lake of the Woods area has 32.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $345K, 29% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Lake of the Woods area would have about 62, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 531 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lake of the Woods, VA area growing?
Population estimates put the Lake of the Woods area at 40,083 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,856 households. The median household income in the Lake of the Woods area is $94,008 a year, 16% above 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. 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 Lake of the Woods area scores 74 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #48 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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