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Auto repair and car care businesses in Harrison County, KY
How Harrison 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #683 of 2,401 scored counties
#24 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 31
- 10 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,032 a household
- Spending per listing
- $243K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.5
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,627
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,032 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Harrison County spend about $7.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $243K per business, 10% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 31 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Harrison County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 42.5 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Harrison County in 2023. That is one for every 1,042 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $160K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Harrison County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Harrison County grew 4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Harrison County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #683 of 2,401 scored counties and #24 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Harrison 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 | Harrison County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.5 | 36.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $243K | $243K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,042 | 819 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,032 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,442 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $160K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Harrison 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 Harrison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,627+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,293
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 307 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $66,442+37.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,489
- Median home value
- $202,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,899
- Daytime population
- 15,926Residents 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 Harrison 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 |
| 24Harrison County, KY | 62 | 31 | 42.5 | $243K | +4.9% | #683 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Harrison 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 Harrison County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 auto repair and car care businesses in Harrison County. 10 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Harrison County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.5M a year, or $1,032 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $243K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,293 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harrison County, KY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Harrison County has 42.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $243K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Harrison County would have about 28, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,042 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Harrison County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Harrison County at 19,627 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,293 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $66,442 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Harrison County scores 62 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #683 of 2,401 scored counties.
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