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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area
How the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area compares with other metro areas 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #171 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 149
- 34 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- −3.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $883 a household
- Spending per listing
- $294K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.0
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 112,468
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area comes to about $43.8M a year: $883 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $294K per business, 9% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 149 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 34 are chain locations, or 23%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 30.0 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 55 businesses with payroll in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, down 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 903 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 97 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $45K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Weirton-Steubenville metro area declined 3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Weirton-Steubenville metro area scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #171 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.
How the Weirton-Steubenville metro area 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 | Weirton-Steubenville metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.0 | 35.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $294K | $235K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 903 | 781 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.6% | +3.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $883 | $833 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,784 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55−3.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 258
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 97Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14934 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 163The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $45K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area, 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 the Weirton-Steubenville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 112,468−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 49,642
- Median age
- 45.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 198
- Median household income
- $58,784+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,835
- Median home value
- $131,300
- Jobs located here
- 36,596
- Daytime population
- 102,743Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in West Virginia for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Weirton-Steubenville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 75 | 5,964 | 25.1 | $359K | +3.3% | #25 of 387 |
| 1Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 54 | 149 | 30.0 | $294K | −3.6% | #171 of 387 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 53 | 468 | 39.6 | $242K | +7.1% | #185 of 387 |
| 2Morgantown, WV | 45 | 197 | 34.3 | $244K | +1.3% | #242 of 387 |
| 3Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 43 | 519 | 34.1 | $255K | −2.6% | #253 of 387 |
| 4Wheeling, WV-OH | 39 | 201 | 34.6 | $255K | −3.6% | #279 of 387 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 39 | 258 | 46.5 | $222K | +6.5% | #285 of 387 |
| 5Beckley, WV | 24 | 163 | 36.3 | $221K | −4.3% | #352 of 387 |
| 6Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 17 | 154 | 40.7 | $197K | −2.3% | #373 of 387 |
| 7Charleston, WV | 16 | 350 | 40.1 | $190K | −4.7% | #378 of 387 |
Other business types in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area
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 care54
- Auto repair shops53
- Collision repair and body shops60
- Car washes and detailing45
- Tire shops33
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations15
- Insurance agencies48
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 the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 149 auto repair and car care businesses in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area. 34 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 97 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $43.8M a year, or $883 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 149 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $294K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,642 households in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Weirton-Steubenville metro area has 30.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $294K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Weirton-Steubenville metro area would have about 163, against 149 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 903 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Weirton-Steubenville metro area at 112,468 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,642 households. The median household income in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area is $58,784 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. The Weirton-Steubenville metro area scores 54 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #171 of 387 scored metro areas.
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