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Collision repair and body shops in Henrico County, VA

How Henrico County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #152 of 1,327 scored counties
#9 of 52 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
26
9 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
23
−20.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$127.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $928 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
59% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
342,775
+2.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 collision repair and body shops in Henrico County. 9 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in Henrico County spend about $127.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $928 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 59% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Henrico County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, down 20.7% from 2019. That is one for every 5,972 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Henrico County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Henrico County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #152 of 1,327 scored counties and #9 of 52 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Henrico 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 Henrico County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureHenrico CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.92.53.1
Spending per listing$4.9M$3.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,9724,2773,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−20.7%+0.6%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$928$968$958
Median household income$88,783$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score7370

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29 → 23−20.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
286
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
269 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
41The 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 Henrico 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 Henrico County

Population, 2025 estimate
342,775+2.3% since 2020
Households
137,365
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
234 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,437
Median household income
$88,783+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$125,297
Median home value
$359,200
Jobs located here
205,453
Daytime population
374,226Residents 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 Henrico 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

Other business types in Henrico County

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

Questions

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

There are 26 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Henrico County as of September 2026. 9 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 20.7% from 2019.

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

About $127.5M a year, or $928 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 137,365 households in Henrico County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Henrico County has 1.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.9M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Henrico County would have about 41, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,972 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Henrico County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Henrico County at 342,775 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,365 households. The median household income in Henrico County is $88,783 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. 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. Henrico County scores 73 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #152 of 1,327 scored counties.

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