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Collision repair and body shops in Braxton County, WV

The collision repair and body shops in Braxton County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $802 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,885
−4.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $802 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Braxton County spend about $3.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $3.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

There is 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings in Braxton County as of September 2026. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Braxton County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Braxton County declined 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, Braxton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Braxton 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 Braxton County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBraxton CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.12.63.1
Spending per listing$3.8M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,2423,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.7%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.1%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$802$833$958
Median household income$50,331$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored43

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 automotive body, paint and interior repair in Braxton 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 Braxton County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,885−4.1% since 2020
Households
4,790
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
511 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$50,331+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,284
Median home value
$117,900
Jobs located here
3,426
Daytime population
11,611Residents 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 Braxton 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
Braxton County, WVNot scored12.1$3.8M−4.1%

Other business types in Braxton County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 collision repair or body shop in Braxton County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Braxton County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3.8M a year, or $802 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 4,790 households in Braxton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Braxton County has 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending.

How fast is Braxton County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Braxton County at 11,885 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,790 households. Median household income in Braxton County is $50,331, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Braxton County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Braxton County

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