Auto repair shops in Virginia

Virginia has 6,568 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 19.5 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $968 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Virginia spend about $3.3B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $496K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 12% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

In 2023, official counts showed 3,426 businesses with payroll in Virginia classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 0.4% from 2019. That is one for every 982 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 2.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 112 SBA-backed loans worth $62.7M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Virginia.

Among the 50 states and DC, Virginia ranks #21 for auto repair shops, with a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle). Of the 11 scored metro areas in or partly in Virginia, the Charlottesville metro area scores highest (80). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Virginia, the Lake of the Woods area scores highest (73).