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Auto repair shops in Martinsville city, VA

The auto repair shops in Martinsville city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 15 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,333 of 2,378 scored counties
#107 of 114 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
20
2 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $731 a household
Spending per listing
$209K
53% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
35.0
63% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,849
+2.8% 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

For auto repair shops, Martinsville city has a Groundwork market score of 15 (low): #2,333 of 2,378 scored counties and #107 of 114 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 auto repair shops in Martinsville city. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.0, 63% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Martinsville city comes to about $4.2M a year: $731 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 auto repair shops, that is $209K per shop, 53% 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 10 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Martinsville city in 2023. That is one for every 571 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Martinsville city from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Martinsville 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 Martinsville city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMartinsville cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households35.019.521.5
Spending per listing$209K$496K$445K
Households per official establishment571982955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$731$968$958
Median household income$46,727$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score1558

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 10
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
202 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Martinsville 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 Martinsville city

Population, 2025 estimate
13,849+2.8% since 2020
Households
5,711
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
11 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,247
Median household income
$46,727+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,985
Median home value
$98,400
Jobs located here
8,670
Daytime population
16,559Residents 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 Martinsville 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
107Martinsville city, VA152035.0$209K+2.8%#2,333 of 2,378

Other business types in Martinsville city

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

Questions

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

There are 20 auto repair shops on map listings in Martinsville city as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $4.2M a year, or $731 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $209K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,711 households in Martinsville city and national spending patterns by income.

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

Martinsville city has 35.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $209K, 53% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Martinsville city would have about 9, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 571 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Martinsville city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Martinsville city at 13,849 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,711 households. The median household income in Martinsville city is $46,727 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. Martinsville city scores 15 for auto repair shops (low), #2,333 of 2,378 scored counties.

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