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Auto repair shops in Hampton city, VA

How Hampton city, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,476 of 2,378 scored counties
#71 of 114 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
112
39 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
47
+4.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$48.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $831 a household
Spending per listing
$431K
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.3
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
137,315
0.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 112 auto repair shops in Hampton city. Of those, 39 are chain locations, or 35%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.3, 10% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Hampton city spend about $48.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $831 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 112 auto repair shops, that is $431K per shop, 3% 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.

Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hampton city in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,235 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 79 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hampton city.

Population estimates show Hampton city held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, Hampton city has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,476 of 2,378 scored counties and #71 of 114 scored counties in Virginia.

How Hampton 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 Hampton city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureHampton cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.319.521.5
Spending per listing$431K$496K$445K
Households per official establishment1,235982955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.4%+0.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$831$968$958
Median household income$69,621$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4458

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
45 → 47+4.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
350
Annual payroll, 2023
$18M
One-person businesses, 2023
79Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11239 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
109The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$350K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Hampton 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 Hampton city

Population, 2025 estimate
137,3150.0% since 2020
Households
58,057
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
52 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,673
Median household income
$69,621+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,727
Median home value
$245,700
Jobs located here
49,061
Daytime population
130,091Residents 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 Hampton 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
71Hampton city, VA4411219.3$431K0.0%#1,476 of 2,378

Other business types in Hampton city

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

Questions

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

There are 112 auto repair shops on map listings in Hampton city as of September 2026. 39 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. Official counts list 79 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $48.2M a year, or $831 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 112 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $431K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 58,057 households in Hampton city and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hampton city has 19.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $431K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Hampton city would have about 109, against 112 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,235 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Hampton city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Hampton city at 137,315 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 58,057 households. The median household income in Hampton city is $69,621 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Hampton city scores 44 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,476 of 2,378 scored counties.

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