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Auto repair shops in Henry County, VA

How Henry County, 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,663 of 2,378 scored counties
#78 of 114 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
49
4 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $913 a household
Spending per listing
$392K
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.3
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
49,242
−3.1% 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 49 auto repair shops in Henry County. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 23.3 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $913 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Henry County spend about $19.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 49 auto repair shops, that is $392K per shop, 12% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Henry County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,403 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 77 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Henry County declined 3.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Henry County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,663 of 2,378 scored counties and #78 of 114 scored counties in Virginia.

How Henry 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.

Auto repair shops in Henry County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureHenry CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.319.521.5
Spending per listing$392K$496K$445K
Households per official establishment1,403982955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.1%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$913$968$958
Median household income$50,760$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4058

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 15
Employees, 2023
65
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
77Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
494 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 Henry 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 Henry County

Population, 2025 estimate
49,242−3.1% since 2020
Households
21,043
Median age
47.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
382 sq. mi.
People per square mile
131
Median household income
$50,760+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,912
Median home value
$134,800
Jobs located here
16,777
Daytime population
46,024Residents 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 Henry County 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
78Henry County, VA404923.3$392K−3.1%#1,663 of 2,378

Other business types in Henry County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Henry County, VA?

There are 49 auto repair shops on map listings in Henry County as of September 2026. 4 of them (8%) 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. Official counts list 77 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Henry County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $19.2M a year, or $913 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $392K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,043 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Henry County, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Henry County has 23.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $392K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Henry County would have about 43, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,403 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Henry County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Henry County at 49,242 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,043 households. The median household income in Henry County is $50,760 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Henry County scores 40 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,663 of 2,378 scored counties.

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