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Auto repair shops in Westmoreland County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Westmoreland County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,334 of 2,378 scored counties
#66 of 114 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $953 a household
- Spending per listing
- $431K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.1
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,715
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 auto repair shops in Westmoreland County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That is 22.1 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Westmoreland County spend about $7.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $953 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $431K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 3% 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 Westmoreland County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 741 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Westmoreland County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Westmoreland County is 47 (lower middle), #1,334 of 2,378 scored counties and #66 of 114 scored counties in Virginia.
How Westmoreland 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 | Westmoreland County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.1 | 19.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $431K | $496K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 741 | 982 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $953 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,398 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $722K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,715+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 8,149
- Median age
- 48.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $63,398+17.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,002
- Median home value
- $269,600
- Jobs located here
- 3,039
- Daytime population
- 12,350Residents 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 |
| 66Westmoreland County, VA | 47 | 18 | 22.1 | $431K | +6.5% | #1,334 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Westmoreland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Westmoreland County, VA?
There are 18 auto repair shops on map listings in Westmoreland County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Westmoreland County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.8M a year, or $953 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $431K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,149 households in Westmoreland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Westmoreland County, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Westmoreland County has 22.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $431K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 741 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Westmoreland County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Westmoreland County at 19,715 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,149 households. The median household income in Westmoreland County is $63,398 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.7% 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. Westmoreland County scores 47 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,334 of 2,378 scored counties.
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