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Auto repair shops in Culpeper County, VA
The auto repair shops in Culpeper County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,160 of 2,378 scored counties
#63 of 114 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 52
- 12 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $21.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,117 a household
- Spending per listing
- $407K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.5
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,666
- +9.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 auto repair shops in Culpeper County. 12 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.5, 28% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,117 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Culpeper County spend about $21.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $407K per shop, 9% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Culpeper County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 676 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 50 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $102K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Culpeper County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Culpeper County grew 9.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Culpeper County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,160 of 2,378 scored counties and #63 of 114 scored counties in Virginia.
How Culpeper 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 | Culpeper County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $407K | $496K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 676 | 982 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.7% | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,117 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $100,049 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 28+16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 141
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 50Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $102K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Culpeper 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 Culpeper County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,666+9.3% since 2020
- Households
- 18,924
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 379 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $100,049+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,174
- Median home value
- $409,200
- Jobs located here
- 16,635
- Daytime population
- 47,878Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Culpeper County marked.
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 |
| 63Culpeper County, VA | 51 | 52 | 27.5 | $407K | +9.3% | #1,160 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Culpeper County
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 Culpeper County, VA?
Culpeper County has 52 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. Official counts list 50 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Culpeper County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $21.1M a year, or $1,117 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $407K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,924 households in Culpeper County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Culpeper County, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Culpeper County has 27.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $407K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Culpeper County would have about 48, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 676 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Culpeper County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Culpeper County at 57,666 people in 2025, up 9.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,924 households. The median household income in Culpeper County is $100,049 a year, 24% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. Culpeper County scores 51 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,160 of 2,378 scored counties.
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