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Auto repair and car care businesses in Wood County, WV
The auto repair and car care businesses in Wood County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,270 of 2,401 scored counties
#36 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 150
- 41 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- +20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $28.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $798 a household
- Spending per listing
- $191K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.9
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,385
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Wood County is 20 (low), #2,270 of 2,401 scored counties and #36 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $798 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Wood County spend about $28.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $191K of household spending for each business on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Wood County has 150 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 41 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 41.9, 17% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Wood County in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 664 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Wood County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Wood 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 | Wood County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.9 | 35.4 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $191K | $235K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 664 | 781 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.0% | +3.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $798 | $833 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,810 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45 → 54+20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 307
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 70Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15041 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 106The 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 Wood 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 Wood County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,385−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 35,836
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 228
- Median household income
- $57,810+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,213
- Median home value
- $158,500
- Jobs located here
- 37,360
- Daytime population
- 85,425Residents 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 |
| 36Wood County, WV | 20 | 150 | 41.9 | $191K | −2.1% | #2,270 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Wood 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 care20
- Auto repair shops24
- Collision repair and body shops51
- Car washes and detailing17
- Tire shops21
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations43
- Insurance agencies37
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 Wood County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 150 auto repair and car care businesses in Wood County. 41 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 70 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wood County, WV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $28.6M a year, or $798 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 150 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $191K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,836 households in Wood County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wood County, WV compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Wood County has 41.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $191K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Wood County would have about 106, against 150 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 664 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Wood County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Wood County at 82,385 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,836 households. The median household income in Wood County is $57,810 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Wood County scores 20 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,270 of 2,401 scored counties.
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