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Auto repair and car care businesses in Edmonson County, KY

How Edmonson 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 · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #152 of 2,401 scored counties
#5 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $971 a household
Spending per listing
$550K
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.7
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,749
+5.0% 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

For auto repair and car care businesses, Edmonson County has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #152 of 2,401 scored counties and #5 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair and car care businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 auto repair and car care businesses in Edmonson County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 17.7 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $971 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Edmonson County spend about $5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $550K per business, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $269K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Edmonson County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Edmonson County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Edmonson 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 Edmonson County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureEdmonson CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.736.535.7
Spending per listing$550K$243K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a819681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.7%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$971$889$958
Median household income$54,937$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score7845

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
31Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Edmonson 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 Edmonson County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,749+5.0% since 2020
Households
5,099
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
303 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$54,937+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,968
Median home value
$160,300
Jobs located here
1,844
Daytime population
9,212Residents 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 Edmonson 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

Other business types in Edmonson 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 Edmonson County, KY?

There are 9 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Edmonson County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. 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 Edmonson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $5M a year, or $971 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $550K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,099 households in Edmonson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Edmonson County has 17.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $550K, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Edmonson County would have about 18, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Edmonson County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Edmonson County at 12,749 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,099 households. Median household income in Edmonson County is $54,937, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Edmonson County scores 78 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #152 of 2,401 scored counties.

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

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