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Collision repair and body shops in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #126 of 381 scored metro areas
#1 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $43.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $883 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 112,468
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 collision repair and body shops in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 35% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area comes to about $43.8M a year: $883 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 42% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 7,092 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Weirton-Steubenville metro area declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Weirton-Steubenville metro area scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #126 of 381 scored metro areas and #1 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.
How the Weirton-Steubenville metro area 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 | Weirton-Steubenville metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,092 | 5,242 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.7% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $883 | $833 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,784 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $982K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 the Weirton-Steubenville metro area, 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 the Weirton-Steubenville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 112,468−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 49,642
- Median age
- 45.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 198
- Median household income
- $58,784+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,835
- Median home value
- $131,300
- Jobs located here
- 36,596
- Daytime population
- 102,743Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in West Virginia for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Weirton-Steubenville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester, VA-WV | 69 | 13 | 2.3 | $4.4M | +6.5% | #64 of 381 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 64 | 34 | 2.9 | $3.3M | +7.1% | #102 of 381 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 63 | 574 | 2.4 | $3.7M | +3.3% | #107 of 381 |
| 1Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 60 | 10 | 2.0 | $4.4M | −3.6% | #126 of 381 |
| 2Wheeling, WV-OH | 53 | 14 | 2.4 | $3.7M | −3.6% | #176 of 381 |
| 3Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 50 | 8 | 2.1 | $3.8M | −2.3% | #198 of 381 |
| 4Morgantown, WV | 45 | 16 | 2.8 | $3M | +1.3% | #233 of 381 |
| 5Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 40 | 43 | 2.8 | $3.1M | −2.6% | #263 of 381 |
| 6Beckley, WV | 26 | 11 | 2.4 | $3.3M | −4.3% | #336 of 381 |
| 7Charleston, WV | 20 | 33 | 3.8 | $2M | −4.7% | #360 of 381 |
Other business types in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area
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 care54
- Auto repair shops53
- Collision repair and body shops60
- Car washes and detailing45
- Tire shops33
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations15
- Insurance agencies48
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 the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area?
There are 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $43.8M a year, or $883 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 49,642 households in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Weirton-Steubenville metro area has 2.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.4M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Weirton-Steubenville metro area would have about 14, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,092 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Weirton-Steubenville metro area at 112,468 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,642 households. The median household income in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area is $58,784 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. The Weirton-Steubenville metro area scores 60 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #126 of 381 scored metro areas.
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