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Collision repair and body shops in Bedford County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Bedford County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #165 of 1,327 scored counties
#11 of 52 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,115 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 71% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,059
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Bedford County comes to about $37M a year: $1,115 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 7 collision repair and body shops, that is $5.3M per shop, 71% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Bedford County has 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Bedford County in 2023. That is one for every 3,012 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Bedford County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bedford County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #165 of 1,327 scored counties and #11 of 52 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bedford 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.
| Measure | Bedford County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $3.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,012 | 4,277 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.6% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,115 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,937 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 100
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Bedford 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 Bedford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,059+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 33,127
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 760 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 106
- Median household income
- $78,937+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,452
- Median home value
- $297,400
- Jobs located here
- 19,528
- Daytime population
- 66,003Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chesterfield County, VA | 86 | 24 | 1.7 | $6.2M | +8.7% | #28 of 1,327 |
| 2Frederick County, VA | 86 | 8 | 2.3 | $4.9M | +8.8% | #30 of 1,327 |
| 3Fauquier County, VA | 83 | 7 | 2.6 | $4.7M | +4.8% | #42 of 1,327 |
| 4Albemarle County, VA | 82 | 8 | 1.7 | $5.6M | +5.1% | #50 of 1,327 |
| 5Augusta County, VA | 81 | 5 | 1.6 | $6.7M | +1.8% | #56 of 1,327 |
| 6Suffolk city, VA | 81 | 8 | 2.1 | $4.7M | +10.4% | #61 of 1,327 |
| 7Spotsylvania County, VA | 80 | 16 | 3.0 | $3.8M | +10.5% | #73 of 1,327 |
| 8Loudoun County, VA | 79 | 38 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +6.4% | #81 of 1,327 |
| 9Henrico County, VA | 73 | 26 | 1.9 | $4.9M | +2.3% | #152 of 1,327 |
| 10Prince William County, VA | 73 | 42 | 2.7 | $4.2M | +4.2% | #156 of 1,327 |
| 11Bedford County, VA | 72 | 7 | 2.1 | $5.3M | +4.4% | #165 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Bedford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care71
- Auto repair shops65
- Collision repair and body shops72
- Car washes and detailing79
- Tire shops83
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations81
- Insurance agencies77
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Bedford County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 collision repair and body shops in Bedford County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Bedford County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $37M a year, or $1,115 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 33,127 households in Bedford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bedford County, VA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Bedford County has 2.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $5.3M, 71% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Bedford County would have about 12, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,012 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Bedford County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Bedford County at 83,059 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,127 households. Median household income in Bedford County is $78,937, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.0%, 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. Bedford County scores 72 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #165 of 1,327 scored counties.
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