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Auto repair shops in Portsmouth city, VA
How Portsmouth 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 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,193 of 2,378 scored counties
#100 of 114 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 87
- 18 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- +2.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $30.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $749 a household
- Spending per listing
- $347K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,777
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Portsmouth city has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #2,193 of 2,378 scored counties and #100 of 114 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 87 auto repair shops in Portsmouth city. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 21%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Portsmouth city spend about $30.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $749 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $347K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 22% 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 45 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Portsmouth city in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 895 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Portsmouth city declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Portsmouth 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 | Portsmouth city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.6 | 19.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $347K | $496K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 895 | 982 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.3% | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $749 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,491 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 45+2.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 312
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 58Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8718 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 68The 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 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,777−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 40,288
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 33 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,919
- Median household income
- $60,491+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,856
- Median home value
- $246,900
- Jobs located here
- 32,664
- Daytime population
- 87,378Residents 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 Portsmouth 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 |
| 100Portsmouth city, VA | 23 | 87 | 21.6 | $347K | −1.2% | #2,193 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Portsmouth city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Portsmouth city, VA?
Portsmouth city has 87 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 58 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Portsmouth city, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $30.2M a year, or $749 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $347K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,288 households in Portsmouth city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Portsmouth city, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Portsmouth city has 21.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $347K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Portsmouth city would have about 68, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 895 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Portsmouth city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Portsmouth city at 96,777 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 40,288 households. The median household income in Portsmouth city is $60,491 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.9% 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. Portsmouth city scores 23 for auto repair shops (low), #2,193 of 2,378 scored counties.
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