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Auto repair shops in Wayne County, WV
How Wayne County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,173 of 2,378 scored counties
#13 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 25
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $804 a household
- Spending per listing
- $507K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,309
- −4.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 auto repair shops in Wayne County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 15.9 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $804 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Wayne County spend about $12.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 25 auto repair shops, that is $507K per shop, 14% 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.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Wayne County in 2023. That is one for every 2,252 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wayne County declined 4.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Wayne County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,173 of 2,378 scored counties and #13 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.9 | 20.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $507K | $409K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,252 | 1,081 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.0% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $804 | $833 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,878 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $515K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 251 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,309−4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,762
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 506 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $58,878+55.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,850
- Median home value
- $127,100
- Jobs located here
- 8,769
- Daytime population
- 32,887Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Wayne County marked.
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 |
| 13Wayne County, WV | 50 | 25 | 15.9 | $507K | −4.0% | #1,173 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Wayne County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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 Wayne County, WV?
There are 25 auto repair shops on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wayne County, WV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.7M a year, or $804 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $507K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,762 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, WV compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Wayne County has 15.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $507K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Wayne County would have about 29, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,252 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Wayne County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 37,309 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,762 households. The median household income in Wayne County is $58,878 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 55.0% 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. Wayne County scores 50 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,173 of 2,378 scored counties.
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