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Auto repair shops in Augusta County, VA
The auto repair shops in Augusta County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #336 of 2,378 scored counties
#27 of 114 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 48
- 7 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- −18.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $33.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,077 a household
- Spending per listing
- $698K
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.4
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,940
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Augusta County spend about $33.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,077 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $698K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 57% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Augusta County has 48 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 15.4 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Augusta County in 2023, down 18.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,003 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 66 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Augusta County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Augusta County is 70 (upper middle), #336 of 2,378 scored counties and #27 of 114 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Augusta 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.
| Measure | Augusta County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.4 | 19.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $698K | $496K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,003 | 982 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −18.4% | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,077 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $82,049 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 31−18.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 215
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 66Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 487 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 75The 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 Augusta 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 Augusta County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,940+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 31,083
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 967 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $82,049+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,971
- Median home value
- $306,100
- Jobs located here
- 29,683
- Daytime population
- 69,743Residents 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 | 95 | 8 | 7.7 | $1.6M | +6.2% | #4 of 2,378 |
| 2Caroline County, VA | 90 | 18 | 15.0 | $768K | +11.3% | #22 of 2,378 |
| 3Poquoson city, VA | 89 | 6 | 12.7 | $912K | +6.6% | #27 of 2,378 |
| 4Clarke County, VA | 87 | 11 | 18.7 | $632K | +5.4% | #36 of 2,378 |
| 5Prince George County, VA | 86 | 11 | 8.5 | $1.4M | +2.0% | #37 of 2,378 |
| 6James City County, VA | 85 | 31 | 9.7 | $1M | +6.2% | #46 of 2,378 |
| 7Louisa County, VA | 84 | 28 | 18.0 | $660K | +13.6% | #61 of 2,378 |
| 8King George County, VA | 83 | 21 | 20.7 | $571K | +10.5% | #74 of 2,378 |
| 9Albemarle County, VA | 81 | 48 | 10.5 | $927K | +5.1% | #92 of 2,378 |
| 10Chesterfield County, VA | 81 | 221 | 15.8 | $669K | +8.7% | #101 of 2,378 |
| 27Augusta County, VA | 70 | 48 | 15.4 | $698K | +1.8% | #336 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Augusta County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Augusta County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 auto repair shops in Augusta County. 7 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 18.4% from 2019. Another 66 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Augusta County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $33.5M a year, or $1,077 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $698K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,083 households in Augusta County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Augusta County, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Augusta County has 15.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $698K, 57% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Augusta County would have about 75, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,003 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Augusta County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Augusta County at 78,940 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,083 households. Median household income in Augusta County is $82,049, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, 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. Augusta County scores 70 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #336 of 2,378 scored counties.
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