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Auto repair shops in Bullitt County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Bullitt County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #536 of 2,378 scored counties
#22 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 68
- 18 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $32.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,031 a household
- Spending per listing
- $482K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,454
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,031 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Bullitt County spend about $32.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $482K per shop, 8% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 68 auto repair shops on map listings in Bullitt County as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 26%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 21.4 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Bullitt County was 28 in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,134 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 97 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Bullitt County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Bullitt County is 65 (upper middle), #536 of 2,378 scored counties and #22 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bullitt 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 shops 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 | Bullitt County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.4 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $482K | $420K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,134 | 1,206 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −20.0% | −1.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,031 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,558 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 28−20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 153
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 97Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6818 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair in Bullitt 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 Bullitt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,454+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 31,747
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 297 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 283
- Median household income
- $80,558+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,554
- Median home value
- $247,200
- Jobs located here
- 30,802
- Daytime population
- 70,440Residents 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 | 96 | 10 | 13.7 | $957K | +7.7% | #3 of 2,378 |
| 2Allen County, KY | 82 | 11 | 13.7 | $716K | +9.5% | #82 of 2,378 |
| 3Oldham County, KY | 81 | 38 | 16.5 | $720K | +4.9% | #99 of 2,378 |
| 4Pendleton County, KY | 78 | 6 | 11.0 | $956K | +1.1% | #142 of 2,378 |
| 5Owen County, KY | 76 | 5 | 11.8 | $827K | +2.6% | #184 of 2,378 |
| 6Breckinridge County, KY | 76 | 16 | 19.8 | $532K | +5.2% | #202 of 2,378 |
| 7Edmonson County, KY | 75 | 7 | 13.7 | $708K | +5.0% | #204 of 2,378 |
| 8Meade County, KY | 71 | 19 | 17.3 | $589K | +2.2% | #312 of 2,378 |
| 9Garrard County, KY | 71 | 12 | 17.9 | $549K | +7.3% | #317 of 2,378 |
| 10Nelson County, KY | 71 | 38 | 19.8 | $511K | +4.8% | #323 of 2,378 |
| 22Bullitt County, KY | 65 | 68 | 21.4 | $482K | +5.0% | #536 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Bullitt County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Bullitt County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 68 auto repair shops in Bullitt County. 18 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. Official counts list 97 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bullitt County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $32.7M a year, or $1,031 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $482K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,747 households in Bullitt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bullitt County, KY compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Bullitt County has 21.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $482K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Bullitt County would have about 74, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,134 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Bullitt County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Bullitt County at 86,454 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,747 households. Median household income in Bullitt County is $80,558, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Bullitt County scores 65 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #536 of 2,378 scored counties.
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