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Auto repair and car care businesses in Pocahontas County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Pocahontas 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
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $832 a household
- Spending per listing
- $662K
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.6
- 65% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,602
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Pocahontas County comes to about $2.6M a year: $832 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $662K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 4 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Pocahontas County as of September 2026. That comes to 12.6 for every 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Pocahontas County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 530 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pocahontas County.
Population estimates show Pocahontas County declined 3.3% 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 Pocahontas 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 | Pocahontas County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.6 | 35.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $662K | $235K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 530 | 781 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $832 | $833 | $958 |
| Median household income | $42,119 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $456K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,602−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 3,181
- Median age
- 49.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 940 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $42,119
- Average household income
- $57,278
- Median home value
- $152,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,077
- Daytime population
- 7,573Residents 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 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Not scored | 4 | 12.6 | $662K | −3.3% |
Other business types in Pocahontas County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Pocahontas County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 auto repair and car care businesses in Pocahontas County. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pocahontas County, WV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $2.6M a year, or $832 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $662K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,181 households in Pocahontas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pocahontas County, WV compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Pocahontas County has 12.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $662K, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Pocahontas County would have about 10, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 530 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Pocahontas County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Pocahontas County at 7,602 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,181 households. The median household income in Pocahontas County is $42,119 a year, 48% 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.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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