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Auto repair shops in Pulaski County, VA
The auto repair shops in Pulaski County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #399 of 2,378 scored counties
#30 of 114 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 18
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $754K
- 70% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.5
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,586
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 auto repair shops in Pulaski County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 12.5 for every 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $939 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Pulaski County spend about $13.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $754K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 70% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Pulaski County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair. That is one for every 1,807 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $375K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pulaski County.
Population estimates put the population change in Pulaski County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Pulaski County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #399 of 2,378 scored counties and #30 of 114 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Pulaski 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 | Pulaski County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $754K | $496K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,807 | 982 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $939 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,028 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 182 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $375K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,586−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,456
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 320 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 105
- Median household income
- $62,028+15.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,453
- Median home value
- $191,700
- Jobs located here
- 14,839
- Daytime population
- 34,353Residents 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 Pulaski County 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 |
| 30Pulaski County, VA | 68 | 18 | 12.5 | $754K | −0.6% | #399 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County, VA?
Pulaski County has 18 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pulaski County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.6M a year, or $939 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $754K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,456 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Pulaski County has 12.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $754K, 70% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 31, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,807 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Pulaski County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 33,586 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,456 households. The median household income in Pulaski County is $62,028 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.2% 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. Pulaski County scores 68 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #399 of 2,378 scored counties.
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