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Auto repair shops in Pittsylvania County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,088 of 2,378 scored counties
#61 of 114 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
48
4 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
27
+17.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$25.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,010 a household
Spending per listing
$526K
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.2
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
59,490
−1.5% 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

At $1,010 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Pittsylvania County spend about $25.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 48 auto repair shops, that is $526K per shop, 18% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Pittsylvania County has 48 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 19.2 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pittsylvania County in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 927 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 53 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $505K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pittsylvania County.

Population estimates show Pittsylvania County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, Pittsylvania County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #1,088 of 2,378 scored counties and #61 of 114 scored counties in Virginia.

How Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePittsylvania CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.219.521.5
Spending per listing$526K$496K$445K
Households per official establishment927982955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.4%+0.4%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,010$968$958
Median household income$54,085$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score5258

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 27+17.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
110
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
53Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
484 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$505K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County

Population, 2025 estimate
59,490−1.5% since 2020
Households
25,020
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
969 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$54,085+13.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,420
Median home value
$161,400
Jobs located here
12,541
Daytime population
46,960Residents 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 Pittsylvania 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
61Pittsylvania County, VA524819.2$526K−1.5%#1,088 of 2,378

Other business types in Pittsylvania County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 auto repair shops in Pittsylvania County. 4 of them (8%) 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, up 17.4% from 2019. Official counts list 53 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $25.3M a year, or $1,010 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $526K 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 25,020 households in Pittsylvania County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pittsylvania County has 19.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $526K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Pittsylvania County would have about 57, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 927 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Pittsylvania County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Pittsylvania County at 59,490 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,020 households. Median household income in Pittsylvania County is $54,085, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.4%, 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. Pittsylvania County scores 52 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,088 of 2,378 scored counties.

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