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Auto repair shops in Greenup County, KY
The auto repair shops in Greenup County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #686 of 2,378 scored counties
#25 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 25
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $943 a household
- Spending per listing
- $556K
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.0
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,213
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Greenup County spend about $13.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $943 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25 auto repair shops, that is $556K per shop, 25% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Greenup County has 25 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 17.0 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Greenup County in 2023. That is one for every 1,842 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 38 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Greenup County declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Greenup County is 61 (upper middle), #686 of 2,378 scored counties and #25 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Greenup 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 | Greenup County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.0 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $556K | $420K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,842 | 1,206 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $943 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,751 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 252 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 Greenup 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 Greenup County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,213−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 14,739
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 103
- Median household income
- $60,751+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,210
- Median home value
- $134,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,184
- Daytime population
- 29,196Residents 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 |
| 25Greenup County, KY | 61 | 25 | 17.0 | $556K | −1.9% | #686 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Greenup County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 shops are in Greenup County, KY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 auto repair shops in Greenup County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 38 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Greenup County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.9M a year, or $943 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $556K 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 14,739 households in Greenup County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greenup County, KY compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Greenup County has 17.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $556K, 25% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Greenup County would have about 31, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,842 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Greenup County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Greenup County at 35,213 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,739 households. Median household income in Greenup County is $60,751, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.6%, 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. Greenup County scores 61 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #686 of 2,378 scored counties.
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