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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Winchester, VA-WV metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Winchester, VA-WV metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #285 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 258
- 79 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 104
- +13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $57.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,030 a household
- Spending per listing
- $222K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.5
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,332
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 258 auto repair and car care businesses in the Winchester metro area. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 46.5 per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in the Winchester metro area spend about $57.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,030 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 258 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $222K per business, 17% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 104 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Winchester metro area in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 534 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 168 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $5.9M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Winchester metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Winchester metro area grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Winchester metro area is 39 (lower middle), #285 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Winchester metro area 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 | Winchester metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.5 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $222K | $307K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 534 | 685 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.0% | +4.4% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,030 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $84,298 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 104+13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 637
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 168Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 25879 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 213The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $5.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Winchester metro area, 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 the Winchester metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,332+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 55,520
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,063 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $84,298+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,182
- Median home value
- $355,400
- Jobs located here
- 64,511
- Daytime population
- 143,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Virginia for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Winchester metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charlottesville, VA | 81 | 210 | 23.2 | $422K | +3.1% | #6 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 75 | 5,964 | 25.1 | $359K | +3.3% | #25 of 387 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 58 | 462 | 35.3 | $265K | +2.3% | #138 of 387 |
| 2Richmond, VA | 56 | 1,823 | 34.2 | $283K | +5.5% | #154 of 387 |
| 3Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 53 | 2,182 | 30.8 | $296K | +0.9% | #178 of 387 |
| 4Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 53 | 182 | 34.8 | $277K | +3.2% | #182 of 387 |
| 5Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 52 | 216 | 30.7 | $307K | −0.1% | #189 of 387 |
| 6Lynchburg, VA | 46 | 387 | 37.4 | $265K | +2.9% | #235 of 387 |
| 7Winchester, VA-WV | 39 | 258 | 46.5 | $222K | +6.5% | #285 of 387 |
| 8Harrisonburg, VA | 32 | 236 | 47.2 | $222K | +3.5% | #322 of 387 |
Other business types in the Winchester metro area
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 care39
- Auto repair shops39
- Collision repair and body shops69
- Car washes and detailing53
- Tire shops54
- Oil change and quick lube61
- Gas stations67
- Insurance agencies87
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 the Winchester, VA-WV metro area?
The Winchester metro area has 258 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 79 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 104 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 168 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Winchester, VA-WV metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $57.2M a year, or $1,030 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 258 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $222K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,520 households in the Winchester metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Winchester, VA-WV metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Winchester metro area has 46.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $222K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Winchester metro area would have about 213, against 258 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 rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Winchester, VA-WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Winchester metro area at 152,332 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,520 households. Median household income in the Winchester metro area is $84,298, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. The Winchester metro area scores 39 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #285 of 387 scored metro areas.
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