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Auto repair and car care businesses in McCracken County, KY
How McCracken 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 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,358 of 2,401 scored counties
#99 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 154
- 47 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 59
- −1.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $875 a household
- Spending per listing
- $157K
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 55.8
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,553
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, McCracken County has a Groundwork market score of 14 (low): #2,358 of 2,401 scored counties and #99 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in McCracken County comes to about $24.1M a year: $875 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $157K of household spending for each business on map listings, 42% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 154 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in McCracken County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 55.8 per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in McCracken County in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 468 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $365K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in McCracken County. Population estimates show McCracken County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How McCracken 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 | McCracken County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 55.8 | 36.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $157K | $243K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 468 | 819 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.7% | +0.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $875 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,373 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 60 → 59−1.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 349
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 76Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15447 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $365K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in McCracken 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 McCracken County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,553−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 27,601
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 249 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 272
- Median household income
- $64,373+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,079
- Median home value
- $188,100
- Jobs located here
- 39,473
- Daytime population
- 78,455Residents 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 McCracken 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 |
| 99McCracken County, KY | 14 | 154 | 55.8 | $157K | −0.5% | #2,358 of 2,401 |
Other business types in McCracken 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 care14
- Auto repair shops18
- Collision repair and body shops19
- Car washes and detailing12
- Tire shops27
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations40
- Insurance agencies33
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 McCracken County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 154 auto repair and car care businesses in McCracken County. 47 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 59 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019. Another 76 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in McCracken County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.1M a year, or $875 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 154 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $157K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,601 households in McCracken County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McCracken County, KY compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
McCracken County has 55.8 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $157K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, McCracken County would have about 90, against 154 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 468 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is McCracken County, KY growing?
Population estimates put McCracken County at 67,553 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,601 households. The median household income in McCracken County is $64,373 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.7% 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. McCracken County scores 14 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #2,358 of 2,401 scored counties.
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