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Auto repair shops in Stafford County, VA
How Stafford 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,076 of 2,378 scored counties
#60 of 114 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 161
- 19 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 74
- −3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,211 a household
- Spending per listing
- $394K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.8
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 170,803
- +8.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 161 auto repair shops in Stafford County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.8, 43% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $1,211 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in Stafford County spend about $63.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $394K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 11% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Stafford County was 74 in 2023, down 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 707 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 148 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Stafford County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stafford County grew 8.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Stafford County is 53 (upper middle), #1,076 of 2,378 scored counties and #60 of 114 scored counties in Virginia.
How Stafford 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 | Stafford County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.8 | 19.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $394K | $496K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 707 | 982 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.9% | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,211 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $137,807 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 77 → 74−3.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 486
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 148Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16119 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 143The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Stafford 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 Stafford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 170,803+8.3% since 2020
- Households
- 52,326
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 609
- Median household income
- $137,807+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $160,926
- Median home value
- $485,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,246
- Daytime population
- 142,029Residents 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 Stafford 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 |
| 60Stafford County, VA | 53 | 161 | 30.8 | $394K | +8.3% | #1,076 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Stafford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Stafford County, VA?
There are 161 auto repair shops on map listings in Stafford County as of September 2026. 19 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 3.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 148 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Stafford County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $63.4M a year, or $1,211 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 161 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $394K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,326 households in Stafford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stafford County, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Stafford County has 30.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $394K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Stafford County would have about 143, against 161 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 707 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Stafford County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Stafford County at 170,803 people in 2025, up 8.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,326 households. The median household income in Stafford County is $137,807 a year, 71% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Stafford County scores 53 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,076 of 2,378 scored counties.
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