Groundwork

Auto · County · West Virginia

Auto repair and car care businesses in Webster County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Webster 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
10
4 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $803 a household
Spending per listing
$233K
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
34.5
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,760
−7.1% since 2020

See the auto repair and car care businesses around any address in Webster County

The site report maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Webster County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $803 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Webster County spend about $2.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $233K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 10 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Webster County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 34.5 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Webster County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Webster County.

Population estimates put the population change in Webster County from 2020 to 2025 at −7.1%, 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 Webster 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 Webster County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWebster CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households34.535.435.7
Spending per listing$233K$235K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a781681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.1%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.1%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$803$833$958
Median household income$43,839$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored31

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
104 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$350K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Webster 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 Webster County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,760−7.1% since 2020
Households
2,899
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$43,839
Average household income
$58,888
Median home value
$76,100
Jobs located here
1,522
Daytime population
6,881Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Webster County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Webster County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Auto repair and car care across West Virginia

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 Webster 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
Webster County, WVNot scored1034.5$233K−7.1%

Other business types in Webster 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 Webster County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 auto repair and car care businesses in Webster County. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Webster County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $2.3M a year, or $803 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $233K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,899 households in Webster County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Webster County has 34.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $233K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Webster County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Webster County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Webster County at 7,760 people in 2025, down 7.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,899 households. The median household income in Webster County is $43,839 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.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Webster County. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Webster County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Webster County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.