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Auto repair shops in Falls Church city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Falls Church city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,070 of 2,378 scored counties
#93 of 114 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 14
- 5 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $862 a household
- Spending per listing
- $386K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.3
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,159
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Falls Church city is 28 (lower middle), #2,070 of 2,378 scored counties and #93 of 114 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 auto repair shops in Falls Church city. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 36%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.3, 4% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $862 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Falls Church city spend about $5.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 14 auto repair shops, that is $386K per shop, 13% 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 15 businesses with payroll in Falls Church city classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 418 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Falls Church city. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Falls Church city grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Falls Church 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.
| Measure | Falls Church city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.3 | 19.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $386K | $496K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 418 | 982 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $862 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $143,262 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 152
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 145 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Falls Church 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 Falls Church city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,159+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 6,273
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7,193
- Median household income
- $143,262+12.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $204,594
- Median home value
- $1,055,600
- Jobs located here
- 10,691
- Daytime population
- 18,801Residents 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 Falls Church city 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 |
| 93Falls Church city, VA | 28 | 14 | 22.3 | $386K | +3.3% | #2,070 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Falls Church city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Falls Church city, VA?
There are 14 auto repair shops on map listings in Falls Church city as of September 2026. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Falls Church city, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.4M a year, or $862 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $386K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,273 households in Falls Church city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Falls Church city, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Falls Church city has 22.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $386K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Falls Church city would have about 12, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 418 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Falls Church city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Falls Church city at 15,159 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,273 households. The median household income in Falls Church city is $143,262 a year, 77% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 12.3% 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. Falls Church city scores 28 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #2,070 of 2,378 scored counties.
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