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Auto repair and car care businesses in Boyle County, KY

The auto repair and car care businesses in Boyle County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,098 of 2,401 scored counties
#88 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
61
19 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $863 a household
Spending per listing
$170K
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
50.6
42% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,632
+2.9% 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

The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Boyle County is 28 (lower middle), #2,098 of 2,401 scored counties and #88 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 61 auto repair and car care businesses in Boyle County. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 50.6, 42% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $863 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Boyle County spend about $10.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $170K per business, 37% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Boyle County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 634 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Boyle County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Boyle 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.

Auto repair and car care in Boyle County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureBoyle CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households50.636.535.7
Spending per listing$170K$243K$269K
Households per official establishment634819681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.7%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$863$889$958
Median household income$61,159$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score2845

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 19
Employees, 2023
73
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6119 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The 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 Boyle 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 Boyle County

Population, 2025 estimate
31,632+2.9% since 2020
Households
12,045
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
180 sq. mi.
People per square mile
172
Median household income
$61,159+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,053
Median home value
$209,900
Jobs located here
14,969
Daytime population
33,612Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Boyle County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Spencer County, KY951723.3$563K+7.7%#2 of 2,401
2Oldham County, KY856930.0$396K+4.9%#53 of 2,401
3Allen County, KY841822.4$437K+9.5%#63 of 2,401
4Garrard County, KY821826.9$366K+7.3%#95 of 2,401
5Edmonson County, KY78917.7$550K+5.0%#152 of 2,401
6Green County, KY781533.9$312K+4.6%#172 of 2,401
7Owen County, KY77818.8$517K+2.6%#174 of 2,401
8Pendleton County, KY771425.7$410K+1.1%#180 of 2,401
9Trigg County, KY771524.8$384K+3.1%#183 of 2,401
10Lincoln County, KY732525.8$362K+4.6%#271 of 2,401
88Boyle County, KY286150.6$170K+2.9%#2,098 of 2,401

Other business types in Boyle County

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

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Boyle County, KY?

There are 61 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Boyle County as of September 2026. 19 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Boyle County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $10.4M a year, or $863 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $170K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,045 households in Boyle County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Boyle County, KY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Boyle County has 50.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $170K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Boyle County would have about 39, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 634 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Boyle County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Boyle County at 31,632 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,045 households. Median household income in Boyle County is $61,159, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Boyle County scores 28 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,098 of 2,401 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Boyle County

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