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Auto repair and car care businesses in Randolph County, WV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,269 of 2,401 scored counties
#35 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
42
12 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
17
−19.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$8.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $820 a household
Spending per listing
$208K
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
39.3
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,882
−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

For auto repair and car care businesses, Randolph County has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #2,269 of 2,401 scored counties and #35 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 auto repair and car care businesses in Randolph County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 29%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 39.3 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $820 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Randolph County spend about $8.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 42 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $208K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Randolph County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 19.0% from 2019. That is one for every 628 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Randolph County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Randolph 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 Randolph County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRandolph CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households39.335.435.7
Spending per listing$208K$235K$269K
Households per official establishment628781681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−19.0%+3.1%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$820$833$958
Median household income$52,757$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score2031

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 17−19.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
46
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
27Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4212 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,882−3.6% since 2020
Households
10,678
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,040 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$52,757+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,437
Median home value
$144,800
Jobs located here
10,659
Daytime population
26,808Residents 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 Randolph 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
35Randolph County, WV204239.3$208K−3.6%#2,269 of 2,401

Other business types in Randolph County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

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

There are 42 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Randolph County as of September 2026. 12 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 19.0% from 2019. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $8.8M a year, or $820 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $208K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,678 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Randolph County has 39.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $208K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Randolph County would have about 33, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 628 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Randolph County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Randolph County at 26,882 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,678 households. Median household income in Randolph County is $52,757, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.8%, 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. Randolph County scores 20 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,269 of 2,401 scored counties.

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