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Auto repair and car care businesses in Crittenden County, KY

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
24
5 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $944 a household
Spending per listing
$139K
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
67.7
90% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,807
−2.2% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Crittenden County comes to about $3.3M a year: $944 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $139K per business, 48% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Crittenden County has 24 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 67.7 for every 10,000 households, 90% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Crittenden County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 709 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Crittenden County declined 2.2%, 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 Crittenden 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 Crittenden County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureCrittenden CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households67.736.535.7
Spending per listing$139K$243K$269K
Households per official establishment709819681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.7%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$944$889$958
Median household income$46,656$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$296K
One-person businesses, 2023
14Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
245 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Crittenden 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 Crittenden County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,807−2.2% since 2020
Households
3,543
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
360 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$46,656
Average household income
$70,471
Median home value
$127,300
Jobs located here
1,961
Daytime population
7,458Residents 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 Crittenden 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
Crittenden County, KYNot scored2467.7$139K−2.2%

Other business types in Crittenden 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 Crittenden County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 auto repair and car care businesses in Crittenden County. 5 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 14 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $3.3M a year, or $944 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $139K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,543 households in Crittenden County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Crittenden County has 67.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 90% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $139K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Crittenden County would have about 13, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 709 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Crittenden County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Crittenden County at 8,807 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,543 households. The median household income in Crittenden County is $46,656 a year, 42% 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.

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

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