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Tire shops in Hardy County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Hardy 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 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $904 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,337
+0.7% 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

Households in Hardy County spend about $5.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $904 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per shop, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Hardy County has 3 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Hardy County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 1,985 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Hardy County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 tire shops on map listings, Hardy County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Hardy 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 tire 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.

Tire shops in Hardy County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureHardy CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.03.73.8
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment1,9855,8296,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.0%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$904$833$958
Median household income$49,272$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored21

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$337K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
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 tire dealers in Hardy 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 Hardy County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,337+0.7% since 2020
Households
5,954
Median age
46.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
582 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$49,272+3.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,673
Median home value
$166,300
Jobs located here
5,666
Daytime population
13,105Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for tire shops, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Hardy County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, WV85132.5$3.9M+13.7%#45 of 1,530
2Jefferson County, WV7673.1$3.5M+9.2%#154 of 1,530
3Monongalia County, WV54143.1$2.6M+2.0%#671 of 1,530
4Mercer County, WV33135.4$1.5M−3.4%#1,186 of 1,530
5Putnam County, WV30135.6$1.6M−1.0%#1,245 of 1,530
6Kanawha County, WV28303.9$1.9M−4.3%#1,271 of 1,530
7Preston County, WV2675.5$1.6M−0.6%#1,304 of 1,530
8Marion County, WV24114.7$1.7M−1.2%#1,336 of 1,530
9Harrison County, WV23124.6$1.7M−2.5%#1,347 of 1,530
10Wood County, WV21154.2$1.9M−2.1%#1,375 of 1,530
Hardy County, WVNot scored35.0$1.8M+0.7%

Other business types in Hardy County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many tire shops are in Hardy County, WV?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 tire shops in Hardy County. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

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

About $5.4M a year, or $904 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,954 households in Hardy County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hardy County, WV compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Hardy County has 5.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Hardy County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,985 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Hardy County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Hardy County at 14,337 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,954 households. The median household income in Hardy County is $49,272 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 3.9% 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. Hardy County has no market score for tire 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 tire shops · All 56 business types in Hardy County

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