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Auto repair and car care businesses in Manassas city, VA
The auto repair and car care businesses in Manassas city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,183 of 2,401 scored counties
#97 of 115 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 120
- 25 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- +5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,024 a household
- Spending per listing
- $121K
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 84.5
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,332
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Manassas city is 25 (lower middle), #2,183 of 2,401 scored counties and #97 of 115 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Manassas city comes to about $14.5M a year: $1,024 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $121K per business, 55% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Manassas city has 120 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 84.5, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 55 businesses with payroll in Manassas city classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 258 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $200K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Manassas city. Population estimates show Manassas city grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Manassas 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 | Manassas city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 84.5 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $121K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 258 | 685 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.8% | +4.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,024 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $113,590 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 52 → 55+5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 306
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 67Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12025 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $200K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Manassas 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 Manassas city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,332+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 14,203
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 10 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,367
- Median household income
- $113,590+39.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,261
- Median home value
- $449,900
- Jobs located here
- 22,287
- Daytime population
- 45,273Residents 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 Manassas 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 |
| 97Manassas city, VA | 25 | 120 | 84.5 | $121K | +3.9% | #2,183 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Manassas city
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 care25
- Auto repair shops25
- Collision repair and body shops26
- Car washes and detailing26
- Tire shops50
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations82
- Insurance agencies44
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 Manassas city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 120 auto repair and car care businesses in Manassas city. 25 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 5.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 67 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Manassas city, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.5M a year, or $1,024 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 120 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $121K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,203 households in Manassas city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Manassas city, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Manassas city has 84.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $121K, 55% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Manassas city would have about 54, against 120 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 258 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Manassas city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Manassas city at 44,332 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,203 households. The median household income in Manassas city is $113,590 a year, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.4% 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. Manassas city scores 25 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,183 of 2,401 scored counties.
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