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Auto repair and car care businesses in Virginia Beach city, VA
How Virginia Beach city, 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,364 of 2,401 scored counties
#73 of 115 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 585
- 187 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 271
- +3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $169.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $944 a household
- Spending per listing
- $290K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.5
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 453,737
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Virginia Beach city spend about $169.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $944 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $290K of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 585 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Virginia Beach city as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.5, 9% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Virginia Beach city was 271 in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 664 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 320 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Virginia Beach city.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Virginia Beach city declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Virginia Beach city is 46 (lower middle), #1,364 of 2,401 scored counties and #73 of 115 scored counties in Virginia.
How Virginia Beach 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 | Virginia Beach city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.5 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $290K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 664 | 685 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.8% | +4.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $944 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $92,968 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 261 → 271+3.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,814
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $80.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 320Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 585187 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 632The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 453,737−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 179,851
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 245 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,865
- Median household income
- $92,968+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,769
- Median home value
- $382,500
- Jobs located here
- 180,420
- Daytime population
- 440,196Residents 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 |
| 73Virginia Beach city, VA | 46 | 585 | 32.5 | $290K | −1.3% | #1,364 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Virginia Beach 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 care46
- Auto repair shops47
- Collision repair and body shops58
- Car washes and detailing38
- Tire shops56
- Oil change and quick lube49
- Gas stations73
- Insurance agencies50
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 Virginia Beach city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 585 auto repair and car care businesses in Virginia Beach city. 187 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 271 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 320 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Virginia Beach city, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $169.8M a year, or $944 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 585 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $290K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 179,851 households in Virginia Beach city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Virginia Beach city, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Virginia Beach city has 32.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $290K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Virginia Beach city would have about 632, against 585 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 664 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Virginia Beach city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Virginia Beach city at 453,737 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 179,851 households. The median household income in Virginia Beach city is $92,968 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. Virginia Beach city scores 46 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,364 of 2,401 scored counties.
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