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Collision repair and body shops in Hancock County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Hancock County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $786 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 27,729
- −4.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hancock County spend about $10.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $786 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $5M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
There are 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Hancock County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hancock County declined 4.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Hancock County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Hancock 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 | Hancock County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,242 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.7% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.5% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $786 | $833 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,466 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 43 |
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
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,729−4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,824
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 83 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 344
- Median household income
- $61,466+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,029
- Median home value
- $130,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,070
- Daytime population
- 24,530Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Hancock County, WV | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | $5M | −4.5% |
Other business types in Hancock 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 care40
- Auto repair shops40
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops20
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations32
- Insurance agencies38
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 Hancock County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 collision repair and body shops in Hancock County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Hancock County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hancock County, WV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.1M a year, or $786 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 12,824 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, WV compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Hancock County has 2 collision repair and body shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Hancock County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Hancock County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 27,729 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,824 households. Median household income in Hancock County is $61,466, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Hancock County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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