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Auto repair and car care businesses in Prince George County, VA
How Prince George 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 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #48 of 2,401 scored counties
#6 of 115 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 24
- 7 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,175 a household
- Spending per listing
- $632K
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.6
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,936
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Prince George County has a Groundwork market score of 85 (high): #48 of 2,401 scored counties and #6 of 115 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 auto repair and car care businesses in Prince George County. 7 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 18.6 for every 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Prince George County spend about $15.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,175 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. Spread across 24 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $632K per business, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Prince George County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,174 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show Prince George County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Prince George 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 | Prince George County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.6 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $632K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,174 | 685 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,175 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $84,897 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 85 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 247 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The 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 Prince George 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 Prince George County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,936+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,919
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 265 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 163
- Median household income
- $84,897+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,231
- Median home value
- $293,400
- Jobs located here
- 10,746
- Daytime population
- 38,666Residents 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 |
Other business types in Prince George 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 Prince George County, VA?
There are 24 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Prince George County as of September 2026. 7 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Prince George County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.2M a year, or $1,175 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $632K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,919 households in Prince George County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Prince George County, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Prince George County has 18.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $632K, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Prince George County would have about 57, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,174 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Prince George County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Prince George County at 43,936 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,919 households. Median household income in Prince George County is $84,897, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Prince George County scores 85 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #48 of 2,401 scored counties.
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