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Auto repair shops in Williamsburg city, VA
How Williamsburg city, 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,690 of 2,378 scored counties
#80 of 114 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 10
- 7 chain locations (70%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $834 a household
- Spending per listing
- $419K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.9
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,861
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 auto repair shops in Williamsburg city. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 70%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.9, 7% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Williamsburg city comes to about $4.2M a year: $834 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 auto repair shops, that is $419K per shop, 6% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Williamsburg city: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Williamsburg city grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Williamsburg city is 39 (lower middle), #1,690 of 2,378 scored counties and #80 of 114 scored counties in Virginia.
How Williamsburg city 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 | Williamsburg city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.9 | 19.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $419K | $496K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 982 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $834 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,604 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 107 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Williamsburg city, 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 Williamsburg city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,861+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 5,020
- Median age
- 33.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 9 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,768
- Median household income
- $75,604+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,449
- Median home value
- $428,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,295
- Daytime population
- 23,102Residents 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 Williamsburg city 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 |
| 80Williamsburg city, VA | 39 | 10 | 19.9 | $419K | +2.6% | #1,690 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Williamsburg city
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 Williamsburg city, VA?
There are 10 auto repair shops on map listings in Williamsburg city as of September 2026. 7 of them (70%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Williamsburg city: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Williamsburg city, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.2M a year, or $834 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $419K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,020 households in Williamsburg city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Williamsburg city, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Williamsburg city has 19.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $419K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Williamsburg city would have about 9, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Williamsburg city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Williamsburg city at 15,861 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,020 households. The median household income in Williamsburg city is $75,604 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Williamsburg city scores 39 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,690 of 2,378 scored counties.
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