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Auto repair shops in Prince George County, VA
How Prince George 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 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #37 of 2,378 scored counties
#5 of 114 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 11
- 4 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,175 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 60% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 43,936
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Prince George County has a Groundwork market score of 86 (high): #37 of 2,378 scored counties and #5 of 114 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Prince George County comes to about $15.2M a year: $1,175 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per shop, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 11 auto repair shops on map listings in Prince George County as of September 2026. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 8.5 for every 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Prince George County in 2023. That is one for every 2,153 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates show Prince George County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Prince George 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.
| Measure | Prince George County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $496K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,153 | 982 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,175 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $84,897 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 39
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Prince George 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 Prince George County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 43,936+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,919
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 265 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 163
- Median household income
- $84,897+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,231
- Median home value
- $293,400
- Jobs located here
- 10,746
- Daytime population
- 38,666Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Prince George County
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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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Prince George County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 auto repair shops in Prince George County. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Prince George County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.2M a year, or $1,175 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 12,919 households in Prince George County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Prince George County, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Prince George County has 8.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Prince George County would have about 34, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,153 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Prince George County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Prince George County at 43,936 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,919 households. Median household income in Prince George County is $84,897, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Prince George County scores 86 for auto repair shops (high), #37 of 2,378 scored counties.
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