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Auto repair and car care businesses in Russell County, VA
The auto repair and car care businesses in Russell County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #953 of 2,401 scored counties
#61 of 115 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 26
- 8 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $888 a household
- Spending per listing
- $365K
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.4
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,332
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 auto repair and car care businesses in Russell County. 8 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.4, 32% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Russell County comes to about $9.5M a year: $888 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 26 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $365K per business, 36% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Russell County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 762 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Russell County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, Russell County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #953 of 2,401 scored counties and #61 of 115 scored counties in Virginia.
How Russell 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 | Russell County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.4 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $365K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 762 | 685 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $888 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,012 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 268 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Russell 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 Russell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,332−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,669
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $50,012+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,488
- Median home value
- $120,600
- Jobs located here
- 6,677
- Daytime population
- 22,613Residents 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 |
| 61Russell County, VA | 55 | 26 | 24.4 | $365K | −1.7% | #953 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Russell 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 Russell County, VA?
There are 26 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Russell County as of September 2026. 8 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Russell County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.5M a year, or $888 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $365K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,669 households in Russell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Russell County, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Russell County has 24.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $365K, 36% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Russell County would have about 35, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 762 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Russell County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Russell County at 25,332 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,669 households. Median household income in Russell County is $50,012, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Russell County scores 55 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #953 of 2,401 scored counties.
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