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Auto repair shops in Gilmer County, WV
How Gilmer County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $1.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $770 a household
- Spending per listing
- $289K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.6
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,085
- −4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Gilmer County spend about $1.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $770 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $289K per shop, 35% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 6 auto repair shops on map listings in Gilmer County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.6, 24% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Gilmer County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 751 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Gilmer County declined 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Gilmer 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 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 | Gilmer County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.6 | 20.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $289K | $409K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 751 | 1,081 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.2% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $770 | $833 | $958 |
| Median household income | $47,981 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $382K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair in Gilmer 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 Gilmer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,085−4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 2,254
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $47,981
- Average household income
- $59,427
- Median home value
- $83,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,719
- Daytime population
- 6,637Residents 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 | 79 | 34 | 14.9 | $725K | +9.2% | #131 of 2,378 |
| 2Morgan County, WV | 77 | 13 | 17.7 | $584K | +5.5% | #174 of 2,378 |
| 3Barbour County, WV | 66 | 8 | 13.0 | $685K | −0.3% | #487 of 2,378 |
| 4Berkeley County, WV | 66 | 109 | 21.4 | $462K | +13.7% | #509 of 2,378 |
| 5Taylor County, WV | 62 | 7 | 10.6 | $813K | −2.4% | #637 of 2,378 |
| 6Mason County, WV | 60 | 15 | 14.7 | $606K | −2.7% | #712 of 2,378 |
| 7Boone County, WV | 59 | 9 | 11.4 | $737K | −6.9% | #751 of 2,378 |
| 8Hampshire County, WV | 59 | 16 | 18.5 | $523K | +4.4% | #766 of 2,378 |
| 9Wyoming County, WV | 58 | 9 | 11.2 | $735K | −7.1% | #791 of 2,378 |
| 10Putnam County, WV | 57 | 39 | 16.8 | $547K | −1.0% | #847 of 2,378 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Not scored | 6 | 26.6 | $289K | −4.2% |
Other business types in Gilmer County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 shops are in Gilmer County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 auto repair shops in Gilmer County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gilmer County, WV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $1.7M a year, or $770 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $289K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,254 households in Gilmer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gilmer County, WV compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Gilmer County has 26.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $289K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Gilmer County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 751 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Gilmer County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Gilmer County at 7,085 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,254 households. Median household income in Gilmer County is $47,981, 41% 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?
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