Auto · Small-town market · Kentucky
Auto repair shops in the Somerset, KY area
How the Somerset, KY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #212 of 538 scored small-town markets
#5 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 66
- 7 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $915 a household
- Spending per listing
- $363K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.2
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,384
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 66 auto repair shops in the Somerset area. 7 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.2, 17% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
At $915 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the Somerset area spend about $24M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 66 auto repair shops, that is $363K per shop, 18% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Somerset area was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 1,379 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 103 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Somerset area grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Somerset area scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #212 of 538 scored small-town markets and #5 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky.
How the Somerset 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.
| Measure | Somerset area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.2 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $363K | $420K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,379 | 1,206 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.2% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $915 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $51,898 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 103Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 667 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The 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 the Somerset 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 Somerset area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,384+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 26,210
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 658 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $51,898+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,241
- Median home value
- $166,900
- Jobs located here
- 25,101
- Daytime population
- 66,566Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kentucky for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with the Somerset area marked.
Top small-town markets in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richmond-Berea, KY | 65 | 105 | 21.2 | $429K | +7.0% | #114 of 538 |
| 2Mount Sterling, KY | 64 | 41 | 22.6 | $408K | +3.1% | #126 of 538 |
| 3Henderson, KY | 57 | 42 | 17.9 | $484K | −0.9% | #195 of 538 |
| 4Frankfort, KY | 56 | 74 | 22.9 | $400K | +3.1% | #210 of 538 |
| 5Somerset, KY | 56 | 66 | 25.2 | $363K | +3.5% | #212 of 538 |
| 6Danville, KY | 48 | 55 | 25.3 | $354K | +3.6% | #308 of 538 |
| 7Madisonville, KY | 47 | 41 | 22.3 | $397K | −0.5% | #313 of 538 |
| 8Glasgow, KY | 47 | 59 | 26.7 | $335K | +2.6% | #317 of 538 |
| 9Campbellsville, KY | 47 | 40 | 27.2 | $333K | +3.4% | #318 of 538 |
| 10Franklin, KY | 44 | 34 | 42.4 | $233K | +5.9% | #344 of 538 |
Other business types in the Somerset area
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 the Somerset, KY area?
There are 66 auto repair shops on map listings in the Somerset area as of September 2026. 7 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts also show 103 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Somerset, KY area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24M a year, or $915 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $363K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,210 households in the Somerset area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Somerset, KY area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Somerset area has 25.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $363K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Somerset area would have about 54, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,379 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is the Somerset, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Somerset area at 67,384 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,210 households. The median household income in the Somerset area is $51,898 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.8% 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 Somerset area scores 56 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #212 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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