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Auto repair and car care businesses in Casey County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Casey County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,207 of 2,401 scored counties
#41 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 25
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $882 a household
- Spending per listing
- $229K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.6
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,205
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 auto repair and car care businesses in Casey County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 38.6, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Casey County spend about $5.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $882 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $229K per business, 15% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Casey County in 2023. That is one for every 2,161 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Casey County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Casey County is 51 (upper middle), #1,207 of 2,401 scored counties and #41 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Casey 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 | Casey County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.6 | 36.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $229K | $243K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,161 | 819 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $882 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $45,510 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $591K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 253 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Casey 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 Casey County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,205+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 6,482
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 444 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $45,510+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,090
- Median home value
- $136,300
- Jobs located here
- 3,825
- Daytime population
- 14,095Residents 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 |
| 41Casey County, KY | 51 | 25 | 38.6 | $229K | +1.8% | #1,207 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Casey 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 Casey County, KY?
Casey County has 25 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Casey County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.7M a year, or $882 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $229K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,482 households in Casey County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Casey County, KY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Casey County has 38.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $229K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Casey County would have about 21, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,161 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Casey County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Casey County at 16,205 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,482 households. Median household income in Casey County is $45,510, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Casey County scores 51 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,207 of 2,401 scored counties.
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