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Auto repair and car care businesses in Mercer County, WV
How Mercer County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,218 of 2,401 scored counties
#33 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 106
- 25 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $19.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $823 a household
- Spending per listing
- $188K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.8
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,503
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Mercer County has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #2,218 of 2,401 scored counties and #33 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Mercer County comes to about $19.9M a year: $823 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 106 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $188K per business, 30% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Mercer County has 106 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 43.8 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Mercer County was 33 in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 734 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Mercer County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Mercer 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 | Mercer County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.8 | 35.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $188K | $235K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 734 | 781 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.5% | +3.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $823 | $833 | $958 |
| Median household income | $53,210 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 33+6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 211
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 79Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10625 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,503−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 24,224
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 419 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $53,210+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,510
- Median home value
- $121,700
- Jobs located here
- 19,809
- Daytime population
- 57,149Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Mercer County marked.
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 |
| 33Mercer County, WV | 23 | 106 | 43.8 | $188K | −3.4% | #2,218 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Mercer County
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 care23
- Auto repair shops22
- Collision repair and body shops26
- Car washes and detailing24
- Tire shops33
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations33
- Insurance agencies53
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 Mercer County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 106 auto repair and car care businesses in Mercer County. 25 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. Official counts list 79 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mercer County, WV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19.9M a year, or $823 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 106 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $188K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,224 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, WV compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Mercer County has 43.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $188K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Mercer County would have about 74, against 106 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 734 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Mercer County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 57,503 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,224 households. The median household income in Mercer County is $53,210 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Mercer County scores 23 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,218 of 2,401 scored counties.
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