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Auto repair and car care businesses in Stafford County, VA
How Stafford 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #757 of 2,401 scored counties
#52 of 115 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 238
- 51 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 98
- −6.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,211 a household
- Spending per listing
- $266K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.5
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 170,803
- +8.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Stafford County comes to about $63.4M a year: $1,211 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That works out to $266K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
Stafford County has 238 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 51 are chain locations, or 21%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 45.5 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 98 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Stafford County in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 534 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 175 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Stafford County.
Population estimates show Stafford County grew 8.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Stafford County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #757 of 2,401 scored counties and #52 of 115 scored counties in Virginia.
How Stafford 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 | Stafford County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.5 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $266K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 534 | 685 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.7% | +4.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,211 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $137,807 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 105 → 98−6.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 697
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 175Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23851 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 236The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Stafford 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 Stafford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 170,803+8.3% since 2020
- Households
- 52,326
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 609
- Median household income
- $137,807+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $160,926
- Median home value
- $485,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,246
- Daytime population
- 142,029Residents 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 Stafford County 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 |
| 52Stafford County, VA | 60 | 238 | 45.5 | $266K | +8.3% | #757 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Stafford County
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 care60
- Auto repair shops53
- Collision repair and body shops64
- Car washes and detailing80
- Tire shops82
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations97
- Insurance agencies97
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 Stafford County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 238 auto repair and car care businesses in Stafford County. 51 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 98 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 175 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Stafford County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $63.4M a year, or $1,211 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 238 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $266K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,326 households in Stafford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stafford County, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Stafford County has 45.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $266K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Stafford County would have about 236, against 238 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 534 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Stafford County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Stafford County at 170,803 people in 2025, up 8.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,326 households. The median household income in Stafford County is $137,807 a year, 71% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Stafford County scores 60 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #757 of 2,401 scored counties.
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