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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Lynchburg, VA metro area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Lynchburg, VA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #235 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 387
- 106 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 174
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $102.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $991 a household
- Spending per listing
- $265K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.4
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 269,169
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 387 auto repair and car care businesses in the Lynchburg metro area. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 37.4, 5% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Lynchburg metro area comes to about $102.5M a year: $991 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $265K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 174 businesses with payroll in the Lynchburg metro area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 594 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 258 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Lynchburg metro area.
Population estimates show the Lynchburg metro area grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Lynchburg metro area is 46 (lower middle), #235 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Lynchburg metro 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 | Lynchburg metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.4 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $265K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 594 | 685 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +4.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $991 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,996 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1740.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 977
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $45.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 258Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 387106 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 382The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Lynchburg metro 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 Lynchburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 269,169+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 103,401
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,121 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 124
- Median household income
- $68,996+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,223
- Median home value
- $239,700
- Jobs located here
- 98,871
- Daytime population
- 253,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas 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 Lynchburg metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charlottesville, VA | 81 | 210 | 23.2 | $422K | +3.1% | #6 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 75 | 5,964 | 25.1 | $359K | +3.3% | #25 of 387 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 58 | 462 | 35.3 | $265K | +2.3% | #138 of 387 |
| 2Richmond, VA | 56 | 1,823 | 34.2 | $283K | +5.5% | #154 of 387 |
| 3Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 53 | 2,182 | 30.8 | $296K | +0.9% | #178 of 387 |
| 4Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 53 | 182 | 34.8 | $277K | +3.2% | #182 of 387 |
| 5Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 52 | 216 | 30.7 | $307K | −0.1% | #189 of 387 |
| 6Lynchburg, VA | 46 | 387 | 37.4 | $265K | +2.9% | #235 of 387 |
| 7Winchester, VA-WV | 39 | 258 | 46.5 | $222K | +6.5% | #285 of 387 |
| 8Harrisonburg, VA | 32 | 236 | 47.2 | $222K | +3.5% | #322 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lynchburg metro 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 care46
- Auto repair shops39
- Collision repair and body shops37
- Car washes and detailing61
- Tire shops50
- Oil change and quick lube60
- Gas stations44
- Insurance agencies70
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 Lynchburg, VA metro area?
There are 387 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Lynchburg metro area as of September 2026. 106 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 174 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 258 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Lynchburg, VA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $102.5M a year, or $991 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 387 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $265K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 103,401 households in the Lynchburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lynchburg, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Lynchburg metro area has 37.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $265K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Lynchburg metro area would have about 382, against 387 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 594 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lynchburg, VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lynchburg metro area at 269,169 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 103,401 households. Median household income in the Lynchburg metro area is $68,996, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. The Lynchburg metro area scores 46 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #235 of 387 scored metro areas.
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