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Collision repair and body shops in Putnam County, WV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #816 of 1,327 scored counties
#5 of 13 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $918 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
56,885
−1.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 collision repair and body shops in Putnam County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

Households in Putnam County spend about $21.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $918 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 13% 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 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Putnam County in 2023. That is one for every 4,650 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Putnam County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Putnam County is 43 (lower middle), #816 of 1,327 scored counties and #5 of 13 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Putnam 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 Putnam County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePutnam CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.42.63.1
Spending per listing$2.7M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,6505,2423,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.7%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$918$833$958
Median household income$79,527$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score4343

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County

Population, 2025 estimate
56,885−1.0% since 2020
Households
23,251
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
346 sq. mi.
People per square mile
165
Median household income
$79,527+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,714
Median home value
$223,300
Jobs located here
22,705
Daytime population
55,529Residents 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 Putnam 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County, WV?

There are 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Putnam County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $21.3M a year, or $918 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 23,251 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Putnam County has 3.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Putnam County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,650 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Putnam County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Putnam County at 56,885 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,251 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $79,527 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Putnam County scores 43 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #816 of 1,327 scored counties.

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