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Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in West Virginia

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: April 2025 NAICS WV42371

Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in West Virginia industry analysis

The Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in West Virginia is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x million over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments increased an annualized x.x% to xx locations. Industry employment has decreased an annualized -x.x% to xxx workers, while industry wages have decreased an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, the industry is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x million, while the national industry is expected to grow x.x%. Industry establishments are forecast to grow x.x% to xx locations. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to xxx workers, while industry wages are forecast to increase % to $x.x million.

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About the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in West Virginia Market Research Report

What’s Included in the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in West Virginia Market Research Report

Definition of the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in West Virginia?

Operators in this industry purchase and distribute a range of hardware products, including hand tools, power tools, locks and keys, metal cutlery, fasteners and saw blades. Operators purchase these products in large volumes before distributing them in customized varieties and at competitive prices to retailers, other wholesalers and end use industries. This industry doesn't distribute nails, disposable plastic cutlery, hand tools for motor vehicles or hand tools for precision equipment.

What’s included in the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in West Virginia?

The Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in West Virginia includes fastening product wholesaling (e.g. bolts, nuts, rivets and screws), hand tool wholesaling (e.g. screwdrivers), power hand tool wholesaling (e.g. drills), saw blade wholesaling, plumbing and water heating equipment wholesaling and metal cutlery wholesaling. Related terms covered in the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in West Virginia industry report includes a strategy implemented to improve profitability by reducing inventory and purchasing the raw materials that are needed for the immediate term only, the building, modifying or repairing of something without the aid of experts or professionals, a popular trend within wholesale in which operators supply goods directly to end user industries, reducing the reliance on the middleman and owning different parts of the supply chain, either in the form of forward integration (owning upstream suppliers) or backward integration (owning downstream buyers).

Industry Performance of the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in West Virginia

Benchmark the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in West Virginia industry performance with all WV county and national performance.

Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in West Virginia

#35 in Highest Revenue 0.3% of state's GDP
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Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in the US


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Key Drivers of the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in West Virginia

See how key industry drivers, such as population, median houshold income, new business formation, private spending on home improvements, consumer spending and industrial production index are impacting Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in West Virginia

West Virginia Economic Indicators

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Median Houshold Income
New Business Formation

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US Key External Drivers

Private spending on home improvements
Consumer spending
Industrial production index

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County Data of the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in West Virginia

Access proprietary data on county in the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling in West Virginia, such as Mercer County, Cabell County and Kanawha County. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by counties.

Key Statistics of the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in West Virginia

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What is the market size of the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in West Virginia in 2025?

The market size of the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in West Virginia is $347.5m in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in West Virginia in 2025?

There are 20 businesses in the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in West Virginia, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 3.3% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in West Virginia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in West Virginia has been growing at an average annual rate of 1.4% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in West Virginia in 2025?

There are 509 employees in the Tool & Hardware Wholesaling industry in West Virginia, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -3.6% from 2020 to 2025.