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Auto repair and car care businesses in Jessamine County, KY

How Jessamine 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 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,042 of 2,401 scored counties
#83 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
105
23 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
41
+13.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$18.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $930 a household
Spending per listing
$176K
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
52.7
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,147
+7.8% 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, Jessamine County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #2,042 of 2,401 scored counties and #83 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 105 auto repair and car care businesses in Jessamine County. 23 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 52.7 for every 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Jessamine County comes to about $18.5M a year: $930 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $176K per business, 34% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

In 2023, official counts showed 41 businesses with payroll in Jessamine County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 486 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $450K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Jessamine County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jessamine County grew 7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Jessamine 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 Jessamine County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureJessamine CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households52.736.535.7
Spending per listing$176K$243K$269K
Households per official establishment486819681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.9%+0.7%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.8%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$930$889$958
Median household income$74,576$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score3045

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 41+13.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
246
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
74Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10523 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
69The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$450K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Jessamine 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 Jessamine County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,147+7.8% since 2020
Households
19,913
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
172 sq. mi.
People per square mile
317
Median household income
$74,576+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,909
Median home value
$268,100
Jobs located here
19,582
Daytime population
49,500Residents 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 Jessamine 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
83Jessamine County, KY3010552.7$176K+7.8%#2,042 of 2,401

Other business types in Jessamine 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 Jessamine County, KY?

Jessamine County has 105 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 74 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $18.5M a year, or $930 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 105 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $176K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,913 households in Jessamine County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jessamine County has 52.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $176K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Jessamine County would have about 69, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 486 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Jessamine County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Jessamine County at 57,147 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,913 households. Median household income in Jessamine County is $74,576, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Jessamine County scores 30 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,042 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 Jessamine County

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