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Collision repair and body shops in Bath County, VA

The collision repair and body shops in Bath County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,071 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
5.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
4,076
−2.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Bath County spend about $2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,071 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

There is 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings in Bath County as of September 2026. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Bath County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Bath County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Bath 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 collision repair and body 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Bath County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBath CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.52.53.1
Spending per listing$2M$3.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,2773,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.6%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,071$968$958
Median household income$56,184$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored70

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
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 automotive body, paint and interior repair in Bath 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 Bath County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,076−2.6% since 2020
Households
1,822
Median age
52.1
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
529 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$56,184
Average household income
$85,153
Median home value
$206,700
Jobs located here
2,056
Daytime population
4,156Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Bath County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chesterfield County, VA86241.7$6.2M+8.7%#28 of 1,327
2Frederick County, VA8682.3$4.9M+8.8%#30 of 1,327
3Fauquier County, VA8372.6$4.7M+4.8%#42 of 1,327
4Albemarle County, VA8281.7$5.6M+5.1%#50 of 1,327
5Augusta County, VA8151.6$6.7M+1.8%#56 of 1,327
6Suffolk city, VA8182.1$4.7M+10.4%#61 of 1,327
7Spotsylvania County, VA80163.0$3.8M+10.5%#73 of 1,327
8Loudoun County, VA79382.7$4.3M+6.4%#81 of 1,327
9Henrico County, VA73261.9$4.9M+2.3%#152 of 1,327
10Prince William County, VA73422.7$4.2M+4.2%#156 of 1,327
Bath County, VANot scored15.5$2M−2.6%

Other business types in Bath County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Bath County, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 collision repair or body shop in Bath County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Bath County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Bath County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $2M a year, or $1,071 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,822 households in Bath County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bath County, VA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Bath County has 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending.

How fast is Bath County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Bath County at 4,076 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,822 households. Median household income in Bath County is $56,184, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Bath County

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