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Auto repair and car care businesses in Logan County, WV
The auto repair and car care businesses in Logan County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,293 of 2,401 scored counties
#37 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 57
- 15 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $739 a household
- Spending per listing
- $166K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.7
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,375
- −6.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Logan County is 19 (low), #2,293 of 2,401 scored counties and #37 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 57 auto repair and car care businesses in Logan County. 15 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 44.7, 25% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Logan County spend about $9.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $739 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $166K per business, 38% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Logan County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 798 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Logan County from 2020 to 2025 at −6.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Logan 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.
| Measure | Logan County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.7 | 35.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $166K | $235K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 798 | 781 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $739 | $833 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,723 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5715 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Logan 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 Logan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,375−6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 12,760
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 453 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 69
- Median household income
- $49,723+37.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,760
- Median home value
- $103,400
- Jobs located here
- 10,535
- Daytime population
- 32,905Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 82 | 57 | 25.0 | $433K | +9.2% | #92 of 2,401 |
| 2Morgan County, WV | 78 | 18 | 24.5 | $422K | +5.5% | #159 of 2,401 |
| 3Berkeley County, WV | 72 | 173 | 33.9 | $291K | +13.7% | #322 of 2,401 |
| 4Barbour County, WV | 66 | 13 | 21.1 | $421K | −0.3% | #485 of 2,401 |
| 5Mason County, WV | 62 | 23 | 22.5 | $395K | −2.7% | #647 of 2,401 |
| 6Boone County, WV | 60 | 15 | 18.9 | $442K | −6.9% | #719 of 2,401 |
| 7Monroe County, WV | 60 | 10 | 21.6 | $403K | +0.8% | #720 of 2,401 |
| 8Hampshire County, WV | 60 | 32 | 37.0 | $262K | +4.4% | #761 of 2,401 |
| 9Lincoln County, WV | 57 | 17 | 22.2 | $361K | −5.8% | #866 of 2,401 |
| 10Wyoming County, WV | 56 | 18 | 22.3 | $367K | −7.1% | #908 of 2,401 |
| 37Logan County, WV | 19 | 57 | 44.7 | $166K | −6.6% | #2,293 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Logan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Logan County, WV?
Logan County has 57 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Logan County, WV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.4M a year, or $739 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $166K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,760 households in Logan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Logan County, WV compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Logan County has 44.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $166K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Logan County would have about 35, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 798 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Logan County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Logan County at 30,375 people in 2025, down 6.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,760 households. Median household income in Logan County is $49,723, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.5%, 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. Logan County scores 19 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,293 of 2,401 scored counties.
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