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Auto repair and car care businesses in Fayette County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Fayette County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,136 of 2,401 scored counties
#36 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 428
- 134 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 137
- −0.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $113.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $812 a household
- Spending per listing
- $265K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.6
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 329,751
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 428 auto repair and car care businesses in Fayette County. Of those, 134 are chain locations, or 31%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 30.6 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Fayette County comes to about $113.5M a year: $812 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $265K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 137 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Fayette County in 2023, down 0.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,020 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 173 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Fayette County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fayette County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Fayette County is 52 (upper middle), #1,136 of 2,401 scored counties and #36 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Fayette 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 | Fayette County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.6 | 36.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $265K | $243K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,020 | 819 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.7% | +0.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $812 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,479 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 138 → 137−0.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,044
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 173Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 428134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 423The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 329,751+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 139,715
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 284 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,140
- Median household income
- $69,479+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,616
- Median home value
- $293,500
- Jobs located here
- 208,353
- Daytime population
- 386,586Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Fayette County marked.
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 |
| 36Fayette County, KY | 52 | 428 | 30.6 | $265K | +2.2% | #1,136 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Fayette County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care52
- Auto repair shops55
- Collision repair and body shops58
- Car washes and detailing39
- Tire shops51
- Oil change and quick lube37
- Gas stations63
- Insurance agencies38
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 Fayette County, KY?
Fayette County has 428 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 134 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 137 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 0.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 173 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fayette County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $113.5M a year, or $812 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 428 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $265K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 139,715 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, KY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Fayette County has 30.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $265K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Fayette County would have about 423, against 428 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,020 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 329,751 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 139,715 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $69,479, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Fayette County scores 52 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,136 of 2,401 scored counties.
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