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Collision repair and body shops in Lewis County, WV

The collision repair and body shops in Lewis 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 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $836 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
39% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,394
−3.7% 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 $836 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Lewis County spend about $5.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

Lewis County has 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Lewis County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,322 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Lewis County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, Lewis County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lewis 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 Lewis County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureLewis CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.32.63.1
Spending per listing$1.9M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,3225,2423,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.7%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$836$833$958
Median household income$56,477$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored43

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$761K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,394−3.7% since 2020
Households
6,967
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
387 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$56,477+41.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,876
Median home value
$151,800
Jobs located here
6,049
Daytime population
15,995Residents 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 Lewis 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
Lewis County, WVNot scored34.3$1.9M−3.7%

Other business types in Lewis 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 Lewis County, WV?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 collision repair and body shops in Lewis County. 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 Lewis County, WV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $5.8M a year, or $836 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 6,967 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lewis County has 4.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Lewis County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,322 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Lewis County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Lewis County at 16,394 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,967 households. Median household income in Lewis County is $56,477, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.5%, 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. Lewis County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Lewis County

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