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Auto repair shops in Calloway County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Calloway County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,150 of 2,378 scored counties
#86 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
49
7 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $839 a household
Spending per listing
$261K
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.2
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,421
+4.9% 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 shops, Calloway County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #2,150 of 2,378 scored counties and #86 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 49 auto repair shops in Calloway County. 7 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.2, 50% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Calloway County spend about $12.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $839 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 49 auto repair shops, that is $261K per shop, 41% below the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Calloway County was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 762 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Calloway County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Calloway 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.

Auto repair shops in Calloway County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureCalloway CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.221.121.5
Spending per listing$261K$420K$445K
Households per official establishment7621,206955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$839$889$958
Median household income$52,706$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score2646

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 20
Employees, 2023
63
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
74Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
497 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The 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 Calloway 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 Calloway County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,421+4.9% since 2020
Households
15,239
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
385 sq. mi.
People per square mile
99
Median household income
$52,706+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,292
Median home value
$183,200
Jobs located here
15,172
Daytime population
39,043Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Calloway County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Spencer County, KY961013.7$957K+7.7%#3 of 2,378
2Allen County, KY821113.7$716K+9.5%#82 of 2,378
3Oldham County, KY813816.5$720K+4.9%#99 of 2,378
4Pendleton County, KY78611.0$956K+1.1%#142 of 2,378
5Owen County, KY76511.8$827K+2.6%#184 of 2,378
6Breckinridge County, KY761619.8$532K+5.2%#202 of 2,378
7Edmonson County, KY75713.7$708K+5.0%#204 of 2,378
8Meade County, KY711917.3$589K+2.2%#312 of 2,378
9Garrard County, KY711217.9$549K+7.3%#317 of 2,378
10Nelson County, KY713819.8$511K+4.8%#323 of 2,378
86Calloway County, KY264932.2$261K+4.9%#2,150 of 2,378

Other business types in Calloway County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Calloway County, KY?

Calloway County has 49 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 74 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $12.8M a year, or $839 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $261K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,239 households in Calloway County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Calloway County, KY compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Calloway County has 32.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $261K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Calloway County would have about 29, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 762 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is Calloway County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Calloway County at 39,421 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,239 households. The median household income in Calloway County is $52,706 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Calloway County scores 26 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #2,150 of 2,378 scored counties.

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