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Auto repair and car care businesses in Calhoun County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Calhoun County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $898 a household
Spending per listing
$378K
41% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.8
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
5,978
−3.6% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Calhoun County comes to about $2.3M a year: $898 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $378K per business, 41% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 6 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Calhoun County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 23.8 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Calhoun County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 842 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Calhoun County declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Calhoun County compares

The same measures for West Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Auto repair and car care in Calhoun County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCalhoun CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.835.435.7
Spending per listing$378K$235K$269K
Households per official establishment842781681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.1%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$898$833$958
Median household income$43,980$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored31

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
4
Annual payroll, 2023
$85K
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,978−3.6% since 2020
Households
2,525
Median age
48.9
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
279 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$43,980
Average household income
$70,554
Median home value
$100,500
Jobs located here
1,288
Daytime population
5,253Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Calhoun County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, WV825725.0$433K+9.2%#92 of 2,401
2Morgan County, WV781824.5$422K+5.5%#159 of 2,401
3Berkeley County, WV7217333.9$291K+13.7%#322 of 2,401
4Barbour County, WV661321.1$421K−0.3%#485 of 2,401
5Mason County, WV622322.5$395K−2.7%#647 of 2,401
6Boone County, WV601518.9$442K−6.9%#719 of 2,401
7Monroe County, WV601021.6$403K+0.8%#720 of 2,401
8Hampshire County, WV603237.0$262K+4.4%#761 of 2,401
9Lincoln County, WV571722.2$361K−5.8%#866 of 2,401
10Wyoming County, WV561822.3$367K−7.1%#908 of 2,401
Calhoun County, WVNot scored623.8$378K−3.6%

Other business types in Calhoun County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Calhoun County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 auto repair and car care businesses in Calhoun County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Calhoun County, WV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $2.3M a year, or $898 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $378K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,525 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Calhoun County, WV compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Calhoun County has 23.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $378K, 41% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Calhoun County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 842 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Calhoun County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Calhoun County at 5,978 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,525 households. The median household income in Calhoun County is $43,980 a year, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Calhoun County

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