West Virginia is an Auto State

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Auto industry workers: a technician in a hard hat, an assembler at a workbench, a designer sketching a car, and a battery-line worker.

27.7K Jobs

Automaker Facilities

Built in West Virginia

Facility	Organization	City	State	Type
TMMWV	Toyota	Buffalo	West Virginia	Parts Manufacturing
Customer Care & Aftersales -- Parts Distribution Center -- Martinsburg	General Motors Company	Martinsburg	West Virginia	Logistics

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Source: Alliance for Automotive Innovation — Member Facility Directory, West Virginia, 2024.

Vehicles Sold

74.8K

2024 Vehicle Sales

$3.73B

The average age of West Virginia vehicles is 13.5 years

Compared to the national average of 12.2 years

Source: Compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility, sales figures represent new vehicle registrations between January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024; average age compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility, vehicles in operation as of December 31, 2024; New vehicle sales revenue derived from NADA Data.

74.8K

new vehicles sold across West Virginia in 2024

Purchases ByBody Style

44.0K UVs (58.90%)
19.2K Pickups (25.74%)
9.7K Cars (13.02%)
1.7K Vans/Minivans (2.34%)

Purchases ByPowertrain

73.0K ICE / Hybrid (97.70%)
1.2K Electric (1.57%)
545 Plug-in Hybrid (0.73%)

Source: Registration figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility as of December 31, 2024; new purchase figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility representing new vehicle registrations between January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024.

Consumers

73% of West Virginia households own their homes, and 78% of workers drive alone to work.

Median Household Income

$55.9K

Owner Occupied Housing

73%

Rental Occupied Housing

27%

Commutingto Work

Drove Alone to Work (78%)
Carpooled (10%)
Worked from Home (8%)
Other (4%)
Public Transit (1%)

HousingType

Single-Family (70%)
Mobile / RV / Boat (14%)
2-4 Units (5%)
20+ Unit Buildings (3%)
1-Unit (Attached) (3%)
5-9 Units (3%)
10-19 Units (2%)

Source: Figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2023.

Employment

Jobs Across the State

Headquarters, assembly plants, R&D centers, and supplier operations across the state — led by West Virginia’s largest automotive employers.