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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Paducah, KY-IL metro area
How the Paducah, KY-IL metro area compares with other metro areas 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 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #380 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 211
- 62 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 87
- +6.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $38.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $918 a household
- Spending per listing
- $182K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 50.6
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,259
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Paducah metro area is 13 (low), #380 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 211 auto repair and car care businesses in the Paducah metro area. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 50.6, 42% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Paducah metro area comes to about $38.3M a year: $918 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $182K per business, 32% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Paducah metro area was 87 in 2023, up 6.6% from 2019. That is one for every 480 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 the Paducah metro area. Population estimates show the Paducah metro area declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Paducah metro area 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 | Paducah metro area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 50.6 | 36.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $182K | $243K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 480 | 819 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.6% | +0.7% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $918 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,160 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 87+6.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 460
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 137Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 143The 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 the Paducah metro area, 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 the Paducah metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 102,259−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 41,735
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,236 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 83
- Median household income
- $64,160
- Average household income
- $88,236
- Median home value
- $168,700
- Jobs located here
- 48,716
- Daytime population
- 107,914Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kentucky for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Kentucky (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Paducah metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 76 | 2,808 | 31.0 | $340K | +2.7% | #22 of 387 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 63 | 433 | 34.7 | $267K | +8.5% | #98 of 387 |
| 1Bowling Green, KY | 57 | 270 | 36.8 | $246K | +9.5% | #149 of 387 |
| 2Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 55 | 1,940 | 34.7 | $265K | +2.9% | #165 of 387 |
| 3Lexington-Fayette, KY | 55 | 715 | 33.1 | $259K | +3.4% | #166 of 387 |
| 4Elizabethtown, KY | 48 | 183 | 36.2 | $249K | +2.4% | #220 of 387 |
| 5Owensboro, KY | 46 | 157 | 34.7 | $259K | +1.3% | #236 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 43 | 519 | 34.1 | $255K | −2.6% | #253 of 387 |
| 6Paducah, KY-IL | 13 | 211 | 50.6 | $182K | −1.2% | #380 of 387 |
Other business types in the Paducah metro area
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 care13
- Auto repair shops15
- Collision repair and body shops12
- Car washes and detailing14
- Tire shops22
- Oil change and quick lube17
- Gas stations30
- Insurance agencies42
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 the Paducah, KY-IL metro area?
There are 211 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Paducah metro area as of September 2026. 62 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 6.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 137 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Paducah, KY-IL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $38.3M a year, or $918 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 211 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $182K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,735 households in the Paducah metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Paducah, KY-IL metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Paducah metro area has 50.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $182K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Paducah metro area would have about 143, against 211 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 480 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Paducah, KY-IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Paducah metro area at 102,259 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,735 households. Median household income in the Paducah metro area is $64,160, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Paducah metro area scores 13 for auto repair and car care businesses (low), #380 of 387 scored metro areas.
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