General auto repair in Virginia 2,185 establishments · 11,349 employees · 2024
Firms (VA)
2,185
Employment
11,349
Avg Annual Pay
$60,011
State Rank
#12 of 52
How Virginia compares to national
Metric
Virginia
National
Virginia vs. U.S.
Establishments
2,185
86,232
2.5% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$60,011
$57,862
+$2,149 (+3.7%)
Location quotient
0.97
1.00
3% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
5.2
4.6
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Year-over-year firm growth
-0.7%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.97 means general auto repair are 3% under-represented in Virginia's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 811111. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json