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Auto repair shops in Wise County, VA
The auto repair shops in Wise County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,282 of 2,378 scored counties
#104 of 114 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 33
- 3 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $879 a household
- Spending per listing
- $370K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.7
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,824
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Wise County has a Groundwork market score of 18 (low): #2,282 of 2,378 scored counties and #104 of 114 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 auto repair shops in Wise County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.7, 10% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $879 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Wise County spend about $12.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 33 auto repair shops, that is $370K per shop, 17% 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 Wise County was 23 in 2023. That is one for every 605 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wise County declined 3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Wise 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 | Wise County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.7 | 19.5 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $370K | $496K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 605 | 982 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $879 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,943 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 23
- Employees, 2023
- 75
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 333 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Wise 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 Wise County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,824−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,905
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $52,943+36.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,112
- Median home value
- $118,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,233
- Daytime population
- 34,076Residents 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 |
| 104Wise County, VA | 18 | 33 | 23.7 | $370K | −3.5% | #2,282 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Wise 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 Wise County, VA?
Wise County has 33 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wise County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.2M a year, or $879 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $370K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,905 households in Wise County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wise County, VA compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Wise County has 23.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $370K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Wise County would have about 28, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 605 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Wise County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Wise County at 34,824 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,905 households. The median household income in Wise County is $52,943 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.1% 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. Wise County scores 18 for auto repair shops (low), #2,282 of 2,378 scored counties.
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