Auto · Small-town market · West Virginia
Auto repair shops in the Fairmont, WV area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Fairmont, WV area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #295 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 4 scored small-town markets based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 40
- 4 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $19.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $824 a household
- Spending per listing
- $481K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.1
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 55,584
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 40 auto repair shops in the Fairmont area. 4 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.1, 20% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Fairmont area comes to about $19.2M a year: $824 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $481K per shop, 8% above the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Fairmont area was 24 in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 972 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 35 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Fairmont area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Fairmont area declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Fairmont area is 48 (lower middle), #295 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 4 scored small-town markets based in West Virginia.
How the Fairmont 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 shops 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 | Fairmont area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.1 | 20.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $481K | $409K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 972 | 1,081 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.3% | +3.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $824 | $833 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,370 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24+14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 404 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Fairmont 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 Fairmont area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 55,584−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,339
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 309 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 181
- Median household income
- $67,370+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,263
- Median home value
- $166,700
- Jobs located here
- 18,773
- Daytime population
- 50,587Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in West Virginia for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Fairmont area marked.
Top small-town markets in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fairmont, WV | 48 | 40 | 17.1 | $481K | −1.2% | #295 of 538 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 45 | 75 | 19.5 | $429K | −1.3% | #330 of 538 |
| 2Clarksburg, WV | 32 | 76 | 21.4 | $382K | −2.4% | #447 of 538 |
| 3Bluefield, WV-VA | 27 | 93 | 23.0 | $368K | −3.8% | #476 of 538 |
| 4Elkins, WV | 21 | 24 | 22.5 | $365K | −3.6% | #501 of 538 |
Other business types in the Fairmont area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many auto repair shops are in the Fairmont, WV area?
The Fairmont area has 40 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. Official counts list 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Fairmont, WV area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19.2M a year, or $824 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $481K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,339 households in the Fairmont area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fairmont, WV area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Fairmont area has 17.1 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $481K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Fairmont area would have about 43, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 972 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Fairmont, WV area growing?
Population estimates put the Fairmont area at 55,584 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,339 households. The median household income in the Fairmont area is $67,370 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Fairmont area scores 48 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #295 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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