Where your competition is in West Virginia
The largest concentrations of kitchen remodeling companies in our West Virginia data are in Huntington, Morgantown, Martinsburg, Beckley, Barboursville, South Charleston, Weirton and Clarksburg. Competition for the map pack is heaviest there, and so is the reward: the same review count that dominates a small town is invisible in Huntington.
The map pack in West Virginia
The map pack is a three-slot race, and in West Virginia it is won by review count and recency far more than by rating: 85% of West Virginia kitchen remodeling companies are already at 4.5 stars or better, so stars do not separate anyone. The 75th percentile is 28 reviews and the 90th is 73. Those are the numbers to plan around, not the median.
The website gap in West Virginia
A website is the clearest marker of a kitchen remodeling company that is going to compete for the map pack, and 9.1% of kitchen remodeling companies in West Virginia do not have one linked. Across the country the median review count with a site is 13, without one 1. If your shop is in the 9.1%, start there.
How West Virginia compares
Of the 43 states in our data, West Virginia ranks 42nd for the number of kitchen remodeling companies, 17th for median review count, and 32nd for the share with no website, so a website alone will not set you apart here. The review bar sits in the middle of the pack.
| State | Listed | Median reviews | No site |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 22 | 14 | 9.1% |
| Alabama | 37 | 7 | 35.1% |
| Delaware | 20 | 27 | 0% |
| Florida | 824 | 18.5 | 15% |
| Georgia | 171 | 10 | 18.7% |
| Kentucky | 49 | 7 | 28.6% |
| Maryland | 216 | 14 | 11.1% |
| North Carolina | 178 | 16.5 | 9% |
| South Carolina | 85 | 8 | 17.6% |
What to do first in West Virginia
- Set a review velocity. One review per job day, asked at the door, moves a 14-review shop past the West Virginia 75th percentile (28) within a year. The guides have the scripts.
- Finish the Google profile: primary category, every service you offer, real job photos, and hours that match reality. It is free and it is where West Virginia customers decide.
- Follow up every lead within five minutes. Speed to lead beats ad spend in a trade where the customer is collecting three quotes. The calculator shows what slow replies cost.
- Then, and only then, spend on ads. Pointed at a profile with 14 reviews and no website, ads pay for your competitor's education. Pointed at a finished profile, they work.
The full national picture, with percentiles, ratings and hours, is in the benchmark report. The method is on the about page.