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Auto repair and car care businesses in Campbell County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #450 of 2,401 scored counties
#16 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
93
29 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
45
−2.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$35.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $897 a household
Spending per listing
$378K
41% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.7
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
95,441
+2.5% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Campbell County comes to about $35.2M a year: $897 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $378K per business, 41% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

Campbell County has 93 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 29 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 23.7 for every 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Campbell County was 45 in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 872 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 48 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $917K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Campbell County.

Population estimates put the population change in Campbell County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Campbell County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #450 of 2,401 scored counties and #16 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Campbell 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 Campbell County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureCampbell CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.736.535.7
Spending per listing$378K$243K$269K
Households per official establishment872819681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.2%+0.7%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$897$889$958
Median household income$77,567$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score6745

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
46 → 45−2.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
354
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
48Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9329 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
131The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$917K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Campbell 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 Campbell County

Population, 2025 estimate
95,441+2.5% since 2020
Households
39,232
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
151 sq. mi.
People per square mile
617
Median household income
$77,567+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,442
Median home value
$252,000
Jobs located here
33,174
Daytime population
78,405Residents 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 Campbell 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
16Campbell County, KY679323.7$378K+2.5%#450 of 2,401

Other business types in Campbell 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 Campbell County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 93 auto repair and car care businesses in Campbell County. 29 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 45 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. Another 48 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $35.2M a year, or $897 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $378K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,232 households in Campbell County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Campbell County has 23.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $378K, 41% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Campbell County would have about 131, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 872 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Campbell County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Campbell County at 95,441 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,232 households. The median household income in Campbell County is $77,567 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Campbell County scores 67 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #450 of 2,401 scored counties.

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