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Auto repair shops in Amelia County, VA

How Amelia County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #998 of 2,378 scored counties
#55 of 114 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,217 a household
Spending per listing
$507K
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.0
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,632
+2.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 auto repair shops in Amelia County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 24.0 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Amelia County comes to about $6.6M a year: $1,217 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. That works out to $507K per shop, 14% above the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Amelia County in 2023. That is one for every 387 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Amelia County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Amelia County is 54 (upper middle), #998 of 2,378 scored counties and #55 of 114 scored counties in Virginia.

How Amelia 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 shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Auto repair shops in Amelia County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureAmelia CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.019.521.5
Spending per listing$507K$496K$445K
Households per official establishment387982955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,217$968$958
Median household income$76,717$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score5458

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 14
Employees, 2023
61
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
29Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
131 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair in Amelia 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 Amelia County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,632+2.7% since 2020
Households
5,417
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.6
Land area
358 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$76,717+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,454
Median home value
$282,400
Jobs located here
2,451
Daytime population
9,593Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Amelia County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fluvanna County, VA9587.7$1.6M+6.2%#4 of 2,378
2Caroline County, VA901815.0$768K+11.3%#22 of 2,378
3Poquoson city, VA89612.7$912K+6.6%#27 of 2,378
4Clarke County, VA871118.7$632K+5.4%#36 of 2,378
5Prince George County, VA86118.5$1.4M+2.0%#37 of 2,378
6James City County, VA85319.7$1M+6.2%#46 of 2,378
7Louisa County, VA842818.0$660K+13.6%#61 of 2,378
8King George County, VA832120.7$571K+10.5%#74 of 2,378
9Albemarle County, VA814810.5$927K+5.1%#92 of 2,378
10Chesterfield County, VA8122115.8$669K+8.7%#101 of 2,378
55Amelia County, VA541324.0$507K+2.7%#998 of 2,378

Other business types in Amelia County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Amelia County, VA?

Amelia County has 13 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Amelia County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $6.6M a year, or $1,217 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $507K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,417 households in Amelia County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Amelia County, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Amelia County has 24.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $507K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Amelia County would have about 15, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 387 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Amelia County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Amelia County at 13,632 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,417 households. The median household income in Amelia County is $76,717 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. Amelia County scores 54 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #998 of 2,378 scored counties.

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