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Auto repair shops in Roanoke County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Roanoke County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #281 of 2,378 scored counties
#23 of 114 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 42
- 12 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $38.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $975 a household
- Spending per listing
- $922K
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 97,150
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Roanoke County comes to about $38.7M a year: $975 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $922K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Roanoke County has 42 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Roanoke County was 25 in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,589 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 41 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Roanoke County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Roanoke County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #281 of 2,378 scored counties and #23 of 114 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Roanoke 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 | Roanoke County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 19.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $922K | $496K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,589 | 982 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.2% | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $975 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $83,709 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 25+4.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 190
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 87The 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 Roanoke 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 Roanoke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 97,150+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 39,725
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 251 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 387
- Median household income
- $83,709+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,750
- Median home value
- $286,000
- Jobs located here
- 38,065
- Daytime population
- 88,794Residents 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 Roanoke 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 |
| 23Roanoke County, VA | 72 | 42 | 10.6 | $922K | +0.2% | #281 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Roanoke 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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Health care
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Roanoke County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 auto repair shops in Roanoke County. 12 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Roanoke County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $38.7M a year, or $975 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $922K 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 39,725 households in Roanoke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Roanoke County, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Roanoke County has 10.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $922K, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Roanoke County would have about 87, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,589 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Roanoke County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Roanoke County at 97,150 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,725 households. Median household income in Roanoke County is $83,709, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Roanoke County scores 72 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #281 of 2,378 scored counties.
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