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Tire shops in Kanawha County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Kanawha County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,271 of 1,530 scored counties
#6 of 20 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 30
- 13 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $57.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $752 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,381
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Kanawha County is 28 (lower middle), #1,271 of 1,530 scored counties and #6 of 20 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Kanawha County spend about $57.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $752 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 30 tire shops, that is $1.9M per shop, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
Kanawha County has 30 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 43%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Kanawha County in 2023. That is one for every 5,461 households, against one for every 6,381 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 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.
| Measure | Kanawha County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,461 | 5,829 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.0% | −0.4% |
| 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 score | 28 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3013 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 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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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, WV | 85 | 13 | 2.5 | $3.9M | +13.7% | #45 of 1,530 |
| 2Jefferson County, WV | 76 | 7 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +9.2% | #154 of 1,530 |
| 3Monongalia County, WV | 54 | 14 | 3.1 | $2.6M | +2.0% | #671 of 1,530 |
| 4Mercer County, WV | 33 | 13 | 5.4 | $1.5M | −3.4% | #1,186 of 1,530 |
| 5Putnam County, WV | 30 | 13 | 5.6 | $1.6M | −1.0% | #1,245 of 1,530 |
| 6Kanawha County, WV | 28 | 30 | 3.9 | $1.9M | −4.3% | #1,271 of 1,530 |
| 7Preston County, WV | 26 | 7 | 5.5 | $1.6M | −0.6% | #1,304 of 1,530 |
| 8Marion County, WV | 24 | 11 | 4.7 | $1.7M | −1.2% | #1,336 of 1,530 |
| 9Harrison County, WV | 23 | 12 | 4.6 | $1.7M | −2.5% | #1,347 of 1,530 |
| 10Wood County, WV | 21 | 15 | 4.2 | $1.9M | −2.1% | #1,375 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Kanawha County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many tire shops are in Kanawha County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 tire shops in Kanawha County. 13 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
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 30 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 76,459 households in Kanawha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kanawha County, WV compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Kanawha County has 3.9 tire shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Kanawha County would have about 23, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,461 households, against one for every 6,381 across 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 28 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,271 of 1,530 scored counties.
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