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Collision repair and body shops in Franklin city, VA

The collision repair and body shops in Franklin city, 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
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $837 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
5.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
8,478
+4.1% 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 Franklin city spend about $2.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $837 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

There are 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Franklin city as of September 2026. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Franklin city in 2023. That is one for every 864 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Franklin city grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Franklin 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 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 Franklin city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.82.53.1
Spending per listing$1.4M$3.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment8644,2773,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.6%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$837$968$958
Median household income$63,245$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored70

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$568K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 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 Franklin 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 Franklin city

Population, 2025 estimate
8,478+4.1% since 2020
Households
3,454
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
8 sq. mi.
People per square mile
997
Median household income
$63,245
Average household income
$74,218
Median home value
$256,600
Jobs located here
3,977
Daytime population
8,893Residents 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 Franklin city 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
Franklin city, VANot scored25.8$1.4M+4.1%

Other business types in Franklin city

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 Franklin city, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 collision repair and body shops in Franklin city. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in Franklin city, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $2.9M a year, or $837 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 3,454 households in Franklin city and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin city has 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Franklin city would have about 1, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 864 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Franklin city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Franklin city at 8,478 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,454 households. Median household income in Franklin city is $63,245, 22% 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.

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