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Tire shops in Wood County, WV

How Wood 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 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,375 of 1,530 scored counties
#10 of 20 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
15
6 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $798 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
82,385
−2.1% 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

For tire shops, Wood County has a Groundwork market score of 21 (low): #1,375 of 1,530 scored counties and #10 of 20 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $798 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Wood County spend about $28.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 15 tire shops, that is $1.9M per shop, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

There are 15 tire shops on map listings in Wood County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 40%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Wood County in 2023. That is one for every 3,258 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Population estimates show Wood County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Wood 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 Wood County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWood CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.23.73.8
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,2585,8296,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.0%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$798$833$958
Median household income$57,810$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score2121

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 11
Employees, 2023
58
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
156 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Wood 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 Wood County

Population, 2025 estimate
82,385−2.1% since 2020
Households
35,836
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
367 sq. mi.
People per square mile
228
Median household income
$57,810+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,213
Median home value
$158,500
Jobs located here
37,360
Daytime population
85,425Residents 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 Wood 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

Other business types in Wood County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Wood County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 tire shops in Wood County. 6 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

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

About $28.6M a year, or $798 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 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 35,836 households in Wood County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wood County has 4.2 tire shops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Wood County would have about 11, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,258 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Wood County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Wood County at 82,385 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,836 households. The median household income in Wood County is $57,810 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Wood County scores 21 for tire shops (low), #1,375 of 1,530 scored counties.

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 Wood County

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