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Auto repair and car care businesses in Loudoun County, VA
How Loudoun County, VA compares with other counties 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 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #227 of 2,401 scored counties
#20 of 115 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 437
- 114 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 217
- +5.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $162.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,137 a household
- Spending per listing
- $372K
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.6
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 449,749
- +6.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Loudoun County is 75 (high), #227 of 2,401 scored counties and #20 of 115 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 437 auto repair and car care businesses in Loudoun County. Of those, 114 are chain locations, or 26%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 30.6 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Loudoun County comes to about $162.6M a year: $1,137 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $372K of household spending for each business on map listings, 39% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 217 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Loudoun County in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019. That is one for every 659 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Loudoun County. Population estimates show Loudoun County grew 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Loudoun 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 | Loudoun County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.6 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $372K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 659 | 685 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.3% | +4.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,137 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $181,765 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 206 → 217+5.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,775
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $102.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 273Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 437114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 606The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Loudoun 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 Loudoun County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 449,749+6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 143,032
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 516 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 840
- Median household income
- $181,765+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $214,797
- Median home value
- $743,800
- Jobs located here
- 195,681
- Daytime population
- 393,488Residents 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 Loudoun County 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 |
| 20Loudoun County, VA | 75 | 437 | 30.6 | $372K | +6.4% | #227 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Loudoun County
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 care75
- Auto repair shops74
- Collision repair and body shops79
- Car washes and detailing72
- Tire shops90
- Oil change and quick lube75
- Gas stations91
- Insurance agencies81
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 Loudoun County, VA?
Loudoun County has 437 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 114 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 217 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 273 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Loudoun County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $162.6M a year, or $1,137 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 437 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $372K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 143,032 households in Loudoun County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Loudoun County, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Loudoun County has 30.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $372K, 39% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Loudoun County would have about 606, against 437 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 659 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Loudoun County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Loudoun County at 449,749 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,032 households. Median household income in Loudoun County is $181,765, 2.3 times the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Loudoun County scores 75 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #227 of 2,401 scored counties.
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