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Collision repair and body shops in Cabell County, WV
How Cabell County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #695 of 1,327 scored counties
#4 of 13 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $746 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,183
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 collision repair and body shops in Cabell County. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $746 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Cabell County spend about $29.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Cabell County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 13,106 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cabell County declined 3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For collision repair and body shops, Cabell County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #695 of 1,327 scored counties and #4 of 13 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Cabell 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.
| Measure | Cabell County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,106 | 5,242 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.7% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $746 | $833 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,832 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 100
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Cabell 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 Cabell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,183−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 39,318
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 281 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 330
- Median household income
- $55,832+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,798
- Median home value
- $164,400
- Jobs located here
- 51,698
- Daytime population
- 106,949Residents 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 collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Cabell County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, WV | 83 | 11 | 2.2 | $4.6M | +13.7% | #43 of 1,327 |
| 2Monongalia County, WV | 53 | 12 | 2.7 | $3.1M | +2.0% | #590 of 1,327 |
| 3Wood County, WV | 51 | 8 | 2.2 | $3.6M | −2.1% | #633 of 1,327 |
| 4Cabell County, WV | 48 | 9 | 2.3 | $3.3M | −3.2% | #695 of 1,327 |
| 5Putnam County, WV | 43 | 8 | 3.4 | $2.7M | −1.0% | #816 of 1,327 |
| 6Marion County, WV | 37 | 6 | 2.6 | $3.2M | −1.2% | #952 of 1,327 |
| 7Harrison County, WV | 30 | 8 | 3.0 | $2.6M | −2.5% | #1,098 of 1,327 |
| 8Raleigh County, WV | 29 | 8 | 2.8 | $2.9M | −3.5% | #1,117 of 1,327 |
| 9Mercer County, WV | 26 | 7 | 2.9 | $2.8M | −3.4% | #1,167 of 1,327 |
| 10Kanawha County, WV | 24 | 31 | 4.1 | $1.9M | −4.3% | #1,202 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Cabell County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care29
- Auto repair shops38
- Collision repair and body shops48
- Car washes and detailing8
- Tire shops18
- Oil change and quick lube7
- Gas stations26
- Insurance agencies26
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Cabell County, WV?
Cabell County has 9 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Cabell County, WV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $29.3M a year, or $746 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,318 households in Cabell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cabell County, WV compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Cabell County has 2.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Cabell County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,106 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Cabell County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Cabell County at 91,183 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,318 households. The median household income in Cabell County is $55,832 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. Cabell County scores 48 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #695 of 1,327 scored counties.
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