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Collision repair and body shops in Prince William County, VA

How Prince William 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 #156 of 1,327 scored counties
#10 of 52 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
42
9 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
41
+13.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$174.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,114 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
35% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
502,966
+4.2% 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 42 collision repair and body shops in Prince William County. 9 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

At $1,114 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Prince William County spend about $174.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 42 collision repair and body shops, that is $4.2M per shop, 35% 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 41 businesses with payroll in Prince William County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, up 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,824 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $56K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Prince William County.

Population estimates put the population change in Prince William County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Prince William County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #156 of 1,327 scored counties and #10 of 52 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Prince William 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 Prince William County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePrince William CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.72.53.1
Spending per listing$4.2M$3.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,8244,2773,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.9%+0.6%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,114$968$958
Median household income$131,402$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score7370

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 41+13.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
310
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
429 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$56K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Prince William 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 Prince William County

Population, 2025 estimate
502,966+4.2% since 2020
Households
156,798
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
335 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,458
Median household income
$131,402+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$157,661
Median home value
$530,100
Jobs located here
139,622
Daytime population
404,284Residents 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 Prince William 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 Prince William 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 Prince William County, VA?

Prince William County has 42 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019.

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

About $174.7M a year, or $1,114 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 156,798 households in Prince William County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Prince William County has 2.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.2M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Prince William County would have about 57, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,824 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Prince William County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Prince William County at 502,966 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,798 households. The median household income in Prince William County is $131,402 a year, 63% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Prince William County scores 73 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #156 of 1,327 scored counties.

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