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Auto repair shops in Danville city, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Danville city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 10 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,367 of 2,378 scored counties
#114 of 114 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
48
7 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
27
−6.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$13.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $689 a household
Spending per listing
$274K
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.2
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,647
−2.2% 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

Danville city scores 10 (low) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #2,367 of 2,378 scored counties and #114 of 114 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Danville city comes to about $13.1M a year: $689 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $274K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Danville city has 48 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.2, 17% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Danville city in 2023, down 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 706 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates show Danville city declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Danville city 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 Danville city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureDanville cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.219.521.5
Spending per listing$274K$496K$445K
Households per official establishment706982955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.9%+0.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$689$968$958
Median household income$44,423$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score1058

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29 → 27−6.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
133
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
487 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The 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 Danville city, 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 Danville city

Population, 2025 estimate
41,647−2.2% since 2020
Households
19,066
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
48%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
43 sq. mi.
People per square mile
986
Median household income
$44,423+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,871
Median home value
$119,100
Jobs located here
24,865
Daytime population
50,398Residents 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 Danville city 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
114Danville city, VA104825.2$274K−2.2%#2,367 of 2,378

Other business types in Danville city

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Danville city, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 auto repair shops in Danville city. 7 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 6.9% from 2019. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Danville city, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $13.1M a year, or $689 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $274K 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 19,066 households in Danville city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Danville city, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Danville city has 25.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $274K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Danville city would have about 30, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 706 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Danville city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Danville city at 41,647 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,066 households. Median household income in Danville city is $44,423, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.4%, 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. Danville city scores 10 for auto repair shops (low), #2,367 of 2,378 scored counties.

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