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Auto repair and car care businesses in Carlisle County, KY

How Carlisle County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,010 a household
Spending per listing
$471K
75% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.4
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,747
−1.2% 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

Households in Carlisle County spend about $1.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,010 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $471K per business, 75% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 4 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Carlisle County as of September 2026. That comes to 21.4 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Carlisle County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Carlisle County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Carlisle 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 Carlisle County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureCarlisle CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.436.535.7
Spending per listing$471K$243K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a819681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.7%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,010$889$958
Median household income$62,439$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Carlisle 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 Carlisle County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,747−1.2% since 2020
Households
1,865
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
190 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$62,439
Average household income
$82,182
Median home value
$120,400
Jobs located here
997
Daytime population
3,717Residents 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 Carlisle 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
Carlisle County, KYNot scored421.4$471K−1.2%

Other business types in Carlisle County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 auto repair and car care businesses in Carlisle County. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Carlisle County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.9M a year, or $1,010 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $471K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,865 households in Carlisle County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Carlisle County has 21.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $471K, 75% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Carlisle County would have about 7, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Carlisle County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Carlisle County at 4,747 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,865 households. The median household income in Carlisle County is $62,439 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Carlisle County. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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