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Auto repair shops in Pike County, KY
The auto repair shops in Pike County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,649 of 2,378 scored counties
#65 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 46
- 5 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $802 a household
- Spending per listing
- $424K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.9
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,721
- −6.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Pike County comes to about $19.5M a year: $802 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $424K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 46 auto repair shops on map listings in Pike County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 18.9 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Pike County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 1,735 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 53 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Pike County from 2020 to 2025 at −6.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, Pike County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,649 of 2,378 scored counties and #65 of 99 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Pike 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 | Pike County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.9 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $424K | $420K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,735 | 1,206 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.4% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $802 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $44,312 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $988K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 53Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 465 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The 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 Pike 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 Pike County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,721−6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 24,284
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 786 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 72
- Median household income
- $44,312+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,085
- Median home value
- $112,000
- Jobs located here
- 19,887
- Daytime population
- 57,040Residents 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 |
| 65Pike County, KY | 40 | 46 | 18.9 | $424K | −6.4% | #1,649 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Pike 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 Pike County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 auto repair shops in Pike County. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 53 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pike County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19.5M a year, or $802 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $424K 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 24,284 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pike County, KY compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Pike County has 18.9 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $424K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Pike County would have about 44, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,735 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Pike County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Pike County at 54,721 people in 2025, down 6.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,284 households. Median household income in Pike County is $44,312, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Pike County scores 40 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,649 of 2,378 scored counties.
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