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Auto repair shops 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 shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #177 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 87
- 12 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- −10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $883 a household
- Spending per listing
- $504K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.5
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 112,468
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 87 auto repair shops in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 14%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 17.5 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
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 is about $504K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 13% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,306 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 70 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $45K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area is 53 (upper middle), #177 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 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 | Weirton-Steubenville metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.5 | 20.4 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $504K | $409K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,306 | 1,081 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.3% | +3.2% | +2.1% |
| 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 | 53 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38−10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 148
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 70Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 99The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair 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 shops, 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 | 69 | 3,922 | 16.5 | $546K | +3.3% | #58 of 387 |
| 1Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 53 | 87 | 17.5 | $504K | −3.6% | #177 of 387 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 48 | 287 | 24.3 | $394K | +7.1% | #223 of 387 |
| 2Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 45 | 300 | 19.7 | $441K | −2.6% | #249 of 387 |
| 3Morgantown, WV | 43 | 118 | 20.5 | $408K | +1.3% | #260 of 387 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 39 | 148 | 26.7 | $386K | +6.5% | #285 of 387 |
| 4Wheeling, WV-OH | 36 | 125 | 21.5 | $410K | −3.6% | #294 of 387 |
| 5Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 23 | 94 | 24.8 | $323K | −2.3% | #362 of 387 |
| 6Charleston, WV | 19 | 199 | 22.8 | $334K | −4.7% | #370 of 387 |
| 7Beckley, WV | 18 | 98 | 21.8 | $367K | −4.3% | #372 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
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 the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area?
The Weirton-Steubenville metro area has 87 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 10.3% from 2019. Another 70 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
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 87 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $504K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. 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 shops?
The Weirton-Steubenville metro area has 17.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $504K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Weirton-Steubenville metro area would have about 99, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,306 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% 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 53 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #177 of 387 scored metro areas.
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