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Auto repair and car care businesses in Middlesex County, VA
How Middlesex 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #538 of 2,401 scored counties
#38 of 115 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,060 a household
- Spending per listing
- $298K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,841
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Middlesex County spend about $5.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,060 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $298K per business, 11% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Middlesex County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. That is 35.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Middlesex County in 2023. That is one for every 795 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Middlesex County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Middlesex County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #538 of 2,401 scored counties and #38 of 115 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Middlesex 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 | Middlesex County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.6 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $298K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 795 | 685 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,060 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,060 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 50
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Middlesex 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 Middlesex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,841+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 4,772
- Median age
- 53.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 130 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 83
- Median household income
- $75,060+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,353
- Median home value
- $352,200
- Jobs located here
- 3,164
- Daytime population
- 8,640Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 38Middlesex County, VA | 65 | 17 | 35.6 | $298K | +2.2% | #538 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Middlesex County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Middlesex County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 auto repair and car care businesses in Middlesex County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 26 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Middlesex County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.1M a year, or $1,060 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $298K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,772 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Middlesex County, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Middlesex County has 35.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $298K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 19, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 795 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Middlesex County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Middlesex County at 10,841 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,772 households. The median household income in Middlesex County is $75,060 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Middlesex County scores 65 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #538 of 2,401 scored counties.
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