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Auto repair shops in Pendleton County, KY
How Pendleton 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 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #142 of 2,378 scored counties
#4 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,054 a household
- Spending per listing
- $956K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,800
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Pendleton County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #142 of 2,378 scored counties and #4 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
At $1,054 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Pendleton County spend about $5.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $956K per shop, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 6 auto repair shops on map listings in Pendleton County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.0, 49% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pendleton County in 2023. That is one for every 1,814 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates show Pendleton County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pendleton 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 | Pendleton County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $956K | $420K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,814 | 1,206 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,054 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,669 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $138K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Pendleton 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 Pendleton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,800+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,442
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 277 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $64,669+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,625
- Median home value
- $159,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,343
- Daytime population
- 10,610Residents 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 |
Other business types in Pendleton 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 Pendleton County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 auto repair shops in Pendleton County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pendleton County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.7M a year, or $1,054 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $956K 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 5,442 households in Pendleton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pendleton County, KY compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Pendleton County has 11.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $956K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Pendleton County would have about 13, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,814 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Pendleton County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Pendleton County at 14,800 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,442 households. Median household income in Pendleton County is $64,669, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.9%, 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. Pendleton County scores 78 for auto repair shops (high), #142 of 2,378 scored counties.
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