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Auto repair and car care businesses in Calloway County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Calloway County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,201 of 2,401 scored counties
#93 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
83
18 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
29
+11.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$12.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $839 a household
Spending per listing
$154K
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
54.5
53% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,421
+4.9% 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 Calloway County is 24 (low), #2,201 of 2,401 scored counties and #93 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Calloway County spend about $12.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $839 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $154K per business, 43% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 83 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Calloway County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 54.5 for every 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Calloway County in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 525 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show Calloway County grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Calloway 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 Calloway County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureCalloway CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households54.536.535.7
Spending per listing$154K$243K$269K
Households per official establishment525819681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.5%+0.7%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$839$889$958
Median household income$52,706$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score2445

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 29+11.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
102
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
93Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8318 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The 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 Calloway 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 Calloway County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,421+4.9% since 2020
Households
15,239
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
385 sq. mi.
People per square mile
99
Median household income
$52,706+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,292
Median home value
$183,200
Jobs located here
15,172
Daytime population
39,043Residents 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 Calloway 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
93Calloway County, KY248354.5$154K+4.9%#2,201 of 2,401

Other business types in Calloway 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 Calloway County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 83 auto repair and car care businesses in Calloway County. 18 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019. Official counts list 93 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12.8M a year, or $839 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $154K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,239 households in Calloway County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Calloway County has 54.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $154K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Calloway County would have about 48, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 525 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Calloway County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Calloway County at 39,421 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,239 households. The median household income in Calloway County is $52,706 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Calloway County scores 24 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,201 of 2,401 scored counties.

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