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Auto repair shops in the Frankfort, KY area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Frankfort, KY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #210 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky

Listings
74
12 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
29
−18.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$29.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $913 a household
Spending per listing
$400K
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.9
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
77,874
+3.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 74 auto repair shops in the Frankfort area. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 16%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 22.9 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Frankfort area comes to about $29.6M a year: $913 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $400K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 10% 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.

Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Frankfort area in 2023, down 18.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,116 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 64 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $219K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Frankfort area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Frankfort area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Frankfort area scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #210 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky.

How the Frankfort 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 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 Frankfort, KY area compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureFrankfort areaKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.921.121.5
Spending per listing$400K$420K$445K
Households per official establishment1,1161,206955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−18.2%−1.2%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$913$889$958
Median household income$68,568$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score5646

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29−18.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
130
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
64Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7412 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
67The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$219K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Frankfort 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 Frankfort area

Population, 2025 estimate
77,874+3.1% since 2020
Households
32,371
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
410 sq. mi.
People per square mile
186
Median household income
$68,568+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,626
Median home value
$219,900
Jobs located here
40,911
Daytime population
82,633Residents 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 small-town markets in Kentucky for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with the Frankfort area marked.

Top small-town markets in Kentucky

Small-town markets in Kentucky ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Richmond-Berea, KY6510521.2$429K+7.0%#114 of 538
2Mount Sterling, KY644122.6$408K+3.1%#126 of 538
3Henderson, KY574217.9$484K−0.9%#195 of 538
4Frankfort, KY567422.9$400K+3.1%#210 of 538
5Somerset, KY566625.2$363K+3.5%#212 of 538
6Danville, KY485525.3$354K+3.6%#308 of 538
7Madisonville, KY474122.3$397K−0.5%#313 of 538
8Glasgow, KY475926.7$335K+2.6%#317 of 538
9Campbellsville, KY474027.2$333K+3.4%#318 of 538
10Franklin, KY443442.4$233K+5.9%#344 of 538

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Questions

How many auto repair shops are in the Frankfort, KY area?

There are 74 auto repair shops on map listings in the Frankfort area as of September 2026. 12 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 18.2% from 2019. Official counts list 64 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Frankfort, KY area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $29.6M a year, or $913 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $400K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,371 households in the Frankfort area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Frankfort, KY area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

The Frankfort area has 22.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $400K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Frankfort area would have about 67, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,116 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Frankfort, KY area growing?

Population estimates put the Frankfort area at 77,874 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,371 households. The median household income in the Frankfort area is $68,568 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Frankfort area scores 56 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #210 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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