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Auto repair and car care businesses in Anderson County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Anderson County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #755 of 2,401 scored counties
#27 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 38
- 11 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,062 a household
- Spending per listing
- $270K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,225
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 auto repair and car care businesses in Anderson County. 11 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 39.4 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,062 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Anderson County spend about $10.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 38 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $270K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Anderson County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 690 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 40 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Anderson County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Anderson County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #755 of 2,401 scored counties and #27 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Anderson County compares
The same measures for Kentucky and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses 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 | Anderson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.4 | 36.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $270K | $243K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 690 | 819 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,062 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,488 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 40Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3811 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Anderson 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 Anderson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,225+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,653
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $74,488+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,135
- Median home value
- $225,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,941
- Daytime population
- 18,721Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spencer County, KY | 95 | 17 | 23.3 | $563K | +7.7% | #2 of 2,401 |
| 2Oldham County, KY | 85 | 69 | 30.0 | $396K | +4.9% | #53 of 2,401 |
| 3Allen County, KY | 84 | 18 | 22.4 | $437K | +9.5% | #63 of 2,401 |
| 4Garrard County, KY | 82 | 18 | 26.9 | $366K | +7.3% | #95 of 2,401 |
| 5Edmonson County, KY | 78 | 9 | 17.7 | $550K | +5.0% | #152 of 2,401 |
| 6Green County, KY | 78 | 15 | 33.9 | $312K | +4.6% | #172 of 2,401 |
| 7Owen County, KY | 77 | 8 | 18.8 | $517K | +2.6% | #174 of 2,401 |
| 8Pendleton County, KY | 77 | 14 | 25.7 | $410K | +1.1% | #180 of 2,401 |
| 9Trigg County, KY | 77 | 15 | 24.8 | $384K | +3.1% | #183 of 2,401 |
| 10Lincoln County, KY | 73 | 25 | 25.8 | $362K | +4.6% | #271 of 2,401 |
| 27Anderson County, KY | 60 | 38 | 39.4 | $270K | +5.5% | #755 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Anderson 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 auto repair and car care businesses are in Anderson County, KY?
Anderson County has 38 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 40 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Anderson County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.3M a year, or $1,062 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $270K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,653 households in Anderson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anderson County, KY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Anderson County has 39.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $270K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 690 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Anderson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Anderson County at 25,225 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,653 households. Median household income in Anderson County is $74,488, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. Anderson County scores 60 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #755 of 2,401 scored counties.
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