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Auto repair and car care businesses in Letcher County, KY
The auto repair and car care businesses in Letcher County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,184 of 2,401 scored counties
#91 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 29
- 6 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $851 a household
- Spending per listing
- $248K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.3
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,952
- −7.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Letcher County is 24 (low), #2,184 of 2,401 scored counties and #91 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 auto repair and car care businesses in Letcher County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 34.3 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $851 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Letcher County spend about $7.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $248K per business, 8% below 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 Letcher County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Letcher County declined 7.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Letcher 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 | Letcher County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.3 | 36.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $248K | $243K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 819 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.0% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $851 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $41,793 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 45 |
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
- 46Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 296 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Letcher 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 Letcher County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,952−7.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,463
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 338 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $41,793+39.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $53,066
- Median home value
- $67,400
- Jobs located here
- 4,399
- Daytime population
- 18,096Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 91Letcher County, KY | 24 | 29 | 34.3 | $248K | −7.0% | #2,184 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Letcher 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 Letcher County, KY?
There are 29 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Letcher County as of September 2026. 6 of them (21%) are chain locations. 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 Letcher County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Letcher County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.2M a year, or $851 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $248K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,463 households in Letcher County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Letcher County, KY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Letcher County has 34.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $248K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Letcher County would have about 27, against 29 on map listings.
How fast is Letcher County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Letcher County at 19,952 people in 2025, down 7.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,463 households. Median household income in Letcher County is $41,793, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.8%, 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. Letcher County scores 24 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,184 of 2,401 scored counties.
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