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Auto repair shops in Madison County, KY
How Madison County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #821 of 2,378 scored counties
#29 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 79
- 11 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +3.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $33.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $915 a household
- Spending per listing
- $429K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,696
- +9.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Madison County comes to about $33.9M a year: $915 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 79 auto repair shops, that is $429K per shop, 3% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 79 auto repair shops on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 14%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 21.3 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Madison County in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,195 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 74 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madison County grew 9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Madison County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #821 of 2,378 scored counties and #29 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.3 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $429K | $420K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,195 | 1,206 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.3% | −1.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.4% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $915 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,351 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 31+3.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 147
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 74Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7911 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The 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 Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,696+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 37,051
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 438 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 219
- Median household income
- $63,351+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,157
- Median home value
- $232,000
- Jobs located here
- 35,314
- Daytime population
- 89,450Residents 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 |
| 29Madison County, KY | 58 | 79 | 21.3 | $429K | +9.4% | #821 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Madison 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 Madison County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 79 auto repair shops in Madison County. 11 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019. Another 74 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Madison County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $33.9M a year, or $915 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $429K 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 37,051 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, KY compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Madison County has 21.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $429K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Madison County would have about 76, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,195 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 101,696 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,051 households. Median household income in Madison County is $63,351, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Madison County scores 58 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #821 of 2,378 scored counties.
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