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Tire shops in Wetzel County, WV
How Wetzel County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 6 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,523 of 1,530 scored counties
#19 of 20 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 3 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $833 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,734
- −4.6% since 2020
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What this means
For tire shops, Wetzel County has a Groundwork market score of 6 (very low): #1,523 of 1,530 scored counties and #19 of 20 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Wetzel County spend about $5.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $833 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 59% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 5 tire shops on map listings in Wetzel County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 60%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 8.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Wetzel County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 2,038 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Population estimates show Wetzel County declined 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Wetzel 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 | Wetzel County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,038 | 5,829 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.0% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $833 | $833 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,836 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 6 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $830K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 53 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 tire dealers in Wetzel 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 Wetzel County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,734−4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 6,113
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 358 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $56,836+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,103
- Median home value
- $107,900
- Jobs located here
- 3,984
- Daytime population
- 12,900Residents 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 |
| 19Wetzel County, WV | 6 | 5 | 8.2 | $1M | −4.6% | #1,523 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Wetzel 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 Wetzel County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 tire shops in Wetzel County. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. 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 Wetzel County, WV spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.1M a year, or $833 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1M 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 6,113 households in Wetzel County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wetzel County, WV compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Wetzel County has 8.2 tire shops per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Wetzel County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,038 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Wetzel County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Wetzel County at 13,734 people in 2025, down 4.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,113 households. The median household income in Wetzel County is $56,836 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Wetzel County scores 6 for tire shops (very low), #1,523 of 1,530 scored counties.
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