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Auto repair shops in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area
How the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #191 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 120
- 18 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 80
- +7.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $66.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $945 a household
- Spending per listing
- $553K
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.1
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 181,616
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area spend about $66.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $945 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $553K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 24% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area has 120 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 17.1 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 80 businesses with payroll in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 879 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 76 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $375K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #191 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 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 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.1 | 19.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $553K | $496K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 879 | 982 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.0% | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $945 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,839 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 80+7.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 425
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 76Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12018 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 149The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $375K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 181,616−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 70,282
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,455 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 125
- Median household income
- $65,839
- Average household income
- $91,263
- Median home value
- $240,900
- Jobs located here
- 72,190
- Daytime population
- 185,735Residents 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 shops, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charlottesville, VA | 80 | 130 | 14.4 | $681K | +3.1% | #8 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 69 | 3,922 | 16.5 | $546K | +3.3% | #58 of 387 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 59 | 261 | 19.9 | $469K | +2.3% | #117 of 387 |
| 2Richmond, VA | 55 | 1,123 | 21.1 | $460K | +5.5% | #158 of 387 |
| 3Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 54 | 101 | 19.3 | $499K | +3.2% | #165 of 387 |
| 4Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 53 | 1,321 | 18.7 | $490K | +0.9% | #179 of 387 |
| 5Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 51 | 120 | 17.1 | $553K | −0.1% | #191 of 387 |
| 6Lynchburg, VA | 39 | 250 | 24.2 | $410K | +2.9% | #282 of 387 |
| 7Winchester, VA-WV | 39 | 148 | 26.7 | $386K | +6.5% | #285 of 387 |
| 8Harrisonburg, VA | 35 | 134 | 26.8 | $390K | +3.5% | #303 of 387 |
Other business types in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 shops are in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 120 auto repair shops in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area. 18 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 80 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. Another 76 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $66.4M a year, or $945 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 120 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $553K 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 70,282 households in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area has 17.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $553K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area would have about 149, against 120 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 879 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area at 181,616 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 70,282 households. Median household income in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area is $65,839, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area scores 51 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #191 of 387 scored metro areas.
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