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Collision repair and body shops in Kanawha County, WV

How Kanawha 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 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,202 of 1,327 scored counties
#10 of 13 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
31
3 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
17
−15.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$57.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $752 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
172,381
−4.3% 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

For collision repair and body shops, Kanawha County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #1,202 of 1,327 scored counties and #10 of 13 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 collision repair and body shops in Kanawha County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 10%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Kanawha County comes to about $57.5M a year: $752 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 40% below 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.

Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Kanawha County in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,498 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kanawha County declined 4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Kanawha 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 Kanawha County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureKanawha CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.12.63.1
Spending per listing$1.9M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,4985,2423,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.0%−13.7%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.3%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$752$833$958
Median household income$60,943$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score2443

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 17−15.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
135
Annual payroll, 2023
$6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
313 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Kanawha 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 Kanawha County

Population, 2025 estimate
172,381−4.3% since 2020
Households
76,459
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
902 sq. mi.
People per square mile
196
Median household income
$60,943+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,041
Median home value
$147,300
Jobs located here
104,812
Daytime population
206,412Residents 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 Kanawha 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 Kanawha 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 Kanawha County, WV?

There are 31 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Kanawha County as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019.

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

About $57.5M a year, or $752 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 76,459 households in Kanawha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kanawha County has 4.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Kanawha County would have about 19, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,498 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Kanawha County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Kanawha County at 172,381 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,459 households. The median household income in Kanawha County is $60,943 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Kanawha County scores 24 for collision repair and body shops (low), #1,202 of 1,327 scored counties.

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