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Collision repair and body shops in the Winchester, VA-WV metro area
The collision repair and body shops in the Winchester, VA-WV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #64 of 381 scored metro areas
#4 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 13
- 3 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $57.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,030 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,332
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Winchester metro area comes to about $57.2M a year: $1,030 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.4M per shop, 43% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The Winchester metro area has 13 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 23%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Winchester metro area was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 3,701 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Winchester metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Winchester metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, the Winchester metro area has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #64 of 381 scored metro areas and #4 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Winchester metro 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.
| Measure | Winchester metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $3.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,701 | 4,277 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.6% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,030 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $84,298 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15
- Employees, 2023
- 132
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 133 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Winchester metro 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 Winchester metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,332+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 55,520
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,063 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $84,298+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,182
- Median home value
- $355,400
- Jobs located here
- 64,511
- Daytime population
- 143,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas 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 Winchester metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charlottesville, VA | 80 | 18 | 2.0 | $4.9M | +3.1% | #10 of 381 |
| 2Richmond, VA | 74 | 121 | 2.3 | $4.3M | +5.5% | #34 of 381 |
| 3Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 72 | 9 | 1.7 | $5.6M | +3.2% | #43 of 381 |
| 4Winchester, VA-WV | 69 | 13 | 2.3 | $4.4M | +6.5% | #64 of 381 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 63 | 574 | 2.4 | $3.7M | +3.3% | #107 of 381 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 61 | 31 | 2.4 | $3.9M | +2.3% | #120 of 381 |
| 5Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 60 | 156 | 2.2 | $4.1M | +0.9% | #127 of 381 |
| 6Harrisonburg, VA | 44 | 19 | 3.8 | $2.8M | +3.5% | #241 of 381 |
| 7Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 43 | 21 | 3.0 | $3.2M | −0.1% | #247 of 381 |
| 8Roanoke, VA | 41 | 33 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +0.4% | #253 of 381 |
Other business types in the Winchester metro area
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 care39
- Auto repair shops39
- Collision repair and body shops69
- Car washes and detailing53
- Tire shops54
- Oil change and quick lube61
- Gas stations67
- Insurance agencies87
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 the Winchester, VA-WV metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 collision repair and body shops in the Winchester metro area. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Winchester, VA-WV metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $57.2M a year, or $1,030 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 55,520 households in the Winchester metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Winchester, VA-WV metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Winchester metro 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 $4.4M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Winchester metro area would have about 19, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,701 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Winchester, VA-WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Winchester metro area at 152,332 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,520 households. Median household income in the Winchester metro area is $84,298, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. The Winchester metro area scores 69 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #64 of 381 scored metro areas.
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