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Collision repair and body shops in Berkeley County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Berkeley County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 83 out of 100: High

Ranked #43 of 1,327 scored counties
#1 of 13 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
11
2 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$50.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $986 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
48% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
139,522
+13.7% since 2020

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What this means

For collision repair and body shops, Berkeley County has a Groundwork market score of 83 (high): #43 of 1,327 scored counties and #1 of 13 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for collision repair and body shops.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Berkeley County comes to about $50.3M a year: $986 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.6M per shop, 48% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

There are 11 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Berkeley County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Berkeley County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 6,378 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $950K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Berkeley County. Population estimates show Berkeley County grew 13.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Berkeley 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 collision repair and body 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Berkeley County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBerkeley CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.22.63.1
Spending per listing$4.6M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment6,3785,2423,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.7%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+13.7%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$986$833$958
Median household income$80,815$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score8343

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 8
Employees, 2023
93
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$950K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Berkeley 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 Berkeley County

Population, 2025 estimate
139,522+13.7% since 2020
Households
51,021
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
321 sq. mi.
People per square mile
403
Median household income
$80,815+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,580
Median home value
$266,300
Jobs located here
38,190
Daytime population
104,443Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Berkeley County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, WV83112.2$4.6M+13.7%#43 of 1,327
2Monongalia County, WV53122.7$3.1M+2.0%#590 of 1,327
3Wood County, WV5182.2$3.6M−2.1%#633 of 1,327
4Cabell County, WV4892.3$3.3M−3.2%#695 of 1,327
5Putnam County, WV4383.4$2.7M−1.0%#816 of 1,327
6Marion County, WV3762.6$3.2M−1.2%#952 of 1,327
7Harrison County, WV3083.0$2.6M−2.5%#1,098 of 1,327
8Raleigh County, WV2982.8$2.9M−3.5%#1,117 of 1,327
9Mercer County, WV2672.9$2.8M−3.4%#1,167 of 1,327
10Kanawha County, WV24314.1$1.9M−4.3%#1,202 of 1,327

Other business types in Berkeley County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Berkeley County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 collision repair and body shops in Berkeley County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in Berkeley County, WV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $50.3M a year, or $986 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.6M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,021 households in Berkeley County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Berkeley County, WV compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Berkeley County has 2.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.6M, 48% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Berkeley County would have about 16, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,378 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Berkeley County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Berkeley County at 139,522 people in 2025, up 13.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,021 households. Median household income in Berkeley County is $80,815, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Berkeley County scores 83 for collision repair and body shops (high), #43 of 1,327 scored counties.

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