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Collision repair and body shops in the Danville, VA area

How the Danville, VA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #223 of 387 scored small-town markets
#1 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Virginia

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$38.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $871 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
101,137
−1.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 collision repair and body shops in the Danville area. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in the Danville area spend about $38.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $871 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per shop, 25% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Danville area was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 2,755 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Danville area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For collision repair and body shops, the Danville area has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #223 of 387 scored small-town markets and #1 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Virginia.

How the Danville area 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 Danville, VA area compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureDanville areaVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.32.53.1
Spending per listing$3.8M$3.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,7554,2773,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.6%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$871$968$958
Median household income$49,874$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4670

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16
Employees, 2023
80
Annual payroll, 2023
$4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 the Danville area, 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 the Danville area

Population, 2025 estimate
101,137−1.7% since 2020
Households
44,086
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,012 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$49,874+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,587
Median home value
$150,900
Jobs located here
37,406
Daytime population
97,358Residents 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 small-town markets in Virginia for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Danville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Virginia

Small-town markets in Virginia ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Bluefield, WV-VA5492.2$3.8M−3.8%#156 of 387
1Danville, VA46102.3$3.8M−1.7%#223 of 387
2Martinsville, VA39103.7$2.3M−1.9%#277 of 387

Other business types in the Danville area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Danville, VA area?

The Danville area has 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in the Danville, VA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $38.4M a year, or $871 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,086 households in the Danville area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Danville area has 2.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.8M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Danville area would have about 13, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,755 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Danville, VA area growing?

Population estimates put the Danville area at 101,137 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,086 households. The median household income in the Danville area is $49,874 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Danville area scores 46 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #223 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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