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Collision repair and body shops in Richmond city, VA
The collision repair and body shops in Richmond city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #554 of 1,327 scored counties
#25 of 52 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 27
- 5 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $73.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $708 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 237,257
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 collision repair and body shops in Richmond city. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 19%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $708 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Richmond city spend about $73.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 27 collision repair and body shops, that is $2.7M per shop, 11% below 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 14 businesses with payroll in Richmond city classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 7,452 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Richmond city grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Richmond city is 55 (upper middle), #554 of 1,327 scored counties and #25 of 52 scored counties in Virginia.
How Richmond 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.
| Measure | Richmond city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,452 | 4,277 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.6% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $708 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,587 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 126
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 275 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Richmond 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 Richmond city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 237,257+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 104,321
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 44%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 60 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,827
- Median household income
- $64,587+36.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,266
- Median home value
- $353,000
- Jobs located here
- 174,706
- Daytime population
- 296,295Residents 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 |
| 25Richmond city, VA | 55 | 27 | 2.6 | $2.7M | +4.6% | #554 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Richmond city
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 care42
- Auto repair shops38
- Collision repair and body shops55
- Car washes and detailing66
- Tire shops42
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations67
- Insurance agencies71
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 Richmond city, VA?
Richmond city has 27 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Richmond city, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $73.8M a year, or $708 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 104,321 households in Richmond city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richmond city, VA compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Richmond city has 2.6 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Richmond city would have about 24, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,452 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Richmond city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Richmond city at 237,257 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 104,321 households. The median household income in Richmond city is $64,587 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.7% 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. Richmond city scores 55 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #554 of 1,327 scored counties.
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