Market rankings · Kentucky
Collision repair and body shops in Kentucky
Markets across Kentucky ranked by the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 514
- 52 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 386
- −7.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.6B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 10% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #21 of 51
- Market score 53 · Upper middle
A site report maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings around any address in Kentucky by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 514 collision repair and body shops in Kentucky. Of those, 52 are chain locations, or 10%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Kentucky comes to about $1.6B a year: $889 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 514 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.1M per shop, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 386 businesses with payroll in Kentucky classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, down 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,701 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 0.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $4.6M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Kentucky.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kentucky ranks #21 for collision repair and body shops, with a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Cincinnati metro area scores highest (66). Of the 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Richmond-Berea area scores highest (77).
Every market in Kentucky for collision repair and body shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kentucky, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 66 | 232 | 2.6 | $4.1M | +2.7% | #85 of 381 |
| 1Owensboro, KY | 62 | 10 | 2.2 | $4.1M | +1.3% | #112 of 381 |
| 2Elizabethtown, KY | 62 | 12 | 2.4 | $3.8M | +2.4% | #116 of 381 |
| 3Lexington-Fayette, KY | 62 | 50 | 2.3 | $3.7M | +3.4% | #117 of 381 |
| 4Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 57 | 147 | 2.6 | $3.5M | +2.9% | #154 of 381 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 57 | 34 | 2.7 | $3.4M | +8.5% | #156 of 381 |
| 5Bowling Green, KY | 57 | 22 | 3.0 | $3M | +9.5% | #157 of 381 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 40 | 43 | 2.8 | $3.1M | −2.6% | #263 of 381 |
| 6Paducah, KY-IL | 12 | 20 | 4.8 | $1.9M | −1.2% | #375 of 381 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richmond-Berea, KY | 77 | 12 | 2.4 | $3.8M | +7.0% | #30 of 387 |
| 2Mount Sterling, KY | 72 | 5 | 2.8 | $3.3M | +3.1% | #50 of 387 |
| 3Somerset, KY | 67 | 8 | 3.1 | $3M | +3.5% | #75 of 387 |
| 4Danville, KY | 60 | 7 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +3.6% | #113 of 387 |
| 5Frankfort, KY | 56 | 12 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +3.1% | #145 of 387 |
| 6Campbellsville, KY | 47 | 6 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +3.4% | #218 of 387 |
| 7Pikeville, KY | 46 | 11 | 2.8 | $2.8M | −5.4% | #224 of 387 |
| 8Corbin, KY | 42 | 19 | 3.4 | $2.5M | +0.1% | #255 of 387 |
| 9Madisonville, KY | 42 | 7 | 3.8 | $2.3M | −0.5% | #257 of 387 |
| 10Franklin, KY | 37 | 6 | 7.5 | $1.3M | +5.9% | #293 of 387 |
| 11Mayfield, KY | 33 | 6 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +1.4% | #311 of 387 |
| 12Henderson, KY | 31 | 9 | 3.8 | $2.3M | −0.9% | #319 of 387 |
| 13Murray, KY | 26 | 9 | 5.9 | $1.4M | +4.9% | #349 of 387 |
| Glasgow, KY | Not scored | 4 | 1.8 | $4.9M | +2.6% | |
| Middlesborough, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.0 | $3.6M | −4.8% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 91 | 5 | 2.2 | $5.5M | +4.9% | #11 of 1,327 |
| 2Madison County, KY | 78 | 8 | 2.2 | $4.2M | +9.4% | #93 of 1,327 |
| 3Daviess County, KY | 70 | 7 | 1.7 | $5.3M | +1.5% | #204 of 1,327 |
| 4Kenton County, KY | 69 | 14 | 2.1 | $4.3M | +3.9% | #233 of 1,327 |
| 5Campbell County, KY | 68 | 5 | 1.3 | $7M | +2.5% | #247 of 1,327 |
| 6Bullitt County, KY | 67 | 11 | 3.5 | $3M | +5.0% | #289 of 1,327 |
| 7Boone County, KY | 64 | 15 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +6.5% | #348 of 1,327 |
| 8Hardin County, KY | 62 | 11 | 2.5 | $3.6M | +2.4% | #387 of 1,327 |
| 9Warren County, KY | 61 | 17 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +10.6% | #423 of 1,327 |
| 10Pulaski County, KY | 59 | 8 | 3.1 | $3M | +3.5% | #461 of 1,327 |
| 11Fayette County, KY | 58 | 34 | 2.4 | $3.3M | +2.2% | #486 of 1,327 |
| 12Jefferson County, KY | 54 | 78 | 2.4 | $3.4M | +1.6% | #567 of 1,327 |
| 13Shelby County, KY | 51 | 6 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +6.2% | #640 of 1,327 |
| 14Marshall County, KY | 43 | 6 | 4.5 | $2.2M | −0.1% | #832 of 1,327 |
| 15Muhlenberg County, KY | 41 | 5 | 4.1 | $2.4M | −0.9% | #881 of 1,327 |
| 16Laurel County, KY | 40 | 8 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +1.6% | #895 of 1,327 |
| 17Hopkins County, KY | 38 | 7 | 3.8 | $2.3M | −0.5% | #946 of 1,327 |
| 18Franklin County, KY | 37 | 10 | 4.4 | $1.9M | +2.0% | #967 of 1,327 |
| 19Boyd County, KY | 35 | 7 | 3.6 | $2.3M | −0.9% | #1,000 of 1,327 |
| 20Jessamine County, KY | 34 | 9 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +7.8% | #1,023 of 1,327 |
| 21Pike County, KY | 33 | 8 | 3.3 | $2.4M | −6.4% | #1,040 of 1,327 |
| 22Simpson County, KY | 33 | 6 | 7.5 | $1.3M | +5.9% | #1,053 of 1,327 |
| 23Grant County, KY | 32 | 5 | 5.4 | $1.8M | +4.7% | #1,074 of 1,327 |
| 24Grayson County, KY | 30 | 6 | 5.9 | $1.6M | +3.6% | #1,113 of 1,327 |
| 25Henderson County, KY | 29 | 6 | 3.2 | $2.6M | −0.9% | #1,118 of 1,327 |
Show all 120 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Graves County, KY | 29 | 6 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +1.4% | #1,122 of 1,327 |
| 27Boyle County, KY | 28 | 6 | 5.0 | $1.7M | +2.9% | #1,139 of 1,327 |
| 28Taylor County, KY | 28 | 6 | 5.8 | $1.4M | +2.9% | #1,146 of 1,327 |
| 29Whitley County, KY | 26 | 7 | 5.2 | $1.6M | +1.6% | #1,176 of 1,327 |
| 30Calloway County, KY | 22 | 9 | 5.9 | $1.4M | +4.9% | #1,231 of 1,327 |
| 31McCracken County, KY | 19 | 12 | 4.3 | $2M | −0.5% | #1,263 of 1,327 |
| 32Christian County, KY | 13 | 11 | 4.3 | $1.9M | −3.6% | #1,303 of 1,327 |
| Scott County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 1.8 | $5.6M | +8.2% | |
| Nelson County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 2.1 | $4.9M | +4.8% | |
| Barren County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.1 | $8M | +2.6% | |
| Clark County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $4.4M | +2.3% | |
| Greenup County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $4.6M | −1.9% | |
| Floyd County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $3.9M | −3.9% | |
| Meade County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +2.2% | |
| Knox County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.6 | $2.9M | −2.2% | |
| Montgomery County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +2.5% | |
| Logan County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +4.2% | |
| Perry County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.7 | $3.1M | −6.4% | |
| Woodford County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.7% | |
| Carter County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.8 | $3.6M | −1.7% | |
| Harlan County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.9 | $4.4M | −7.6% | |
| Rowan County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.1 | $2.8M | −1.0% | |
| Lincoln County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $9.1M | +4.6% | |
| Anderson County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.1 | $5.1M | +5.5% | |
| Ohio County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $3M | +0.8% | |
| Bell County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.0 | $3.6M | −4.8% | |
| Mercer County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $8.7M | +4.8% | |
| Johnson County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $3.7M | −2.6% | |
| Allen County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $3.9M | +9.5% | |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.0 | $2.1M | +5.2% | |
| Letcher County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.7 | $1.8M | −7.0% | |
| Bourbon County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% | |
| Spencer County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 4.1 | $3.2M | +7.7% | |
| Clay County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $5.7M | −4.1% | |
| Marion County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $7.4M | +2.7% | |
| Hart County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +4.3% | |
| Wayne County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $7.1M | +0.3% | |
| Harrison County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.5 | $1.9M | +4.9% | |
| Adair County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.6 | $1.7M | +2.9% | |
| Russell County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $6.8M | +3.4% | |
| Garrard County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $6.6M | +7.3% | |
| Mason County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.6 | $1.5M | −1.2% | |
| McCreary County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.4 | $2.3M | +1.7% | |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $6M | +0.6% | |
| Lawrence County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.2 | $2.8M | −3.3% | |
| Casey County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $5.7M | +1.8% | |
| Henry County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 6.5 | $1.5M | +4.8% | |
| Fleming County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 5.1 | $1.7M | +4.6% | |
| Larue County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $6.4M | +2.1% | |
| Pendleton County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.1% | |
| Trigg County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $5.8M | +3.1% | |
| Morgan County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $4.7M | +5.0% | |
| Estill County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 5.0 | $1.7M | −1.4% | |
| Knott County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $4.3M | −5.9% | |
| Breathitt County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.3% | |
| Union County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $4.9M | −5.9% | |
| Jackson County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.8% | |
| Powell County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Lewis County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $4.7M | −1.4% | |
| Bath County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $4.5M | +3.6% | |
| Webster County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.1 | $1.7M | −0.7% | |
| Caldwell County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.0 | $2.3M | −0.3% | |
| Todd County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.4 | $2.2M | +5.6% | |
| Butler County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.6 | $1.5M | +1.6% | |
| Edmonson County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.0% | |
| Washington County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.2 | $1.6M | +2.7% | |
| Green County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.6% | |
| Magoffin County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.2 | $1.8M | −4.3% | |
| Owen County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.6% | |
| Monroe County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.5 | $1.5M | −1.1% | |
| Martin County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $3.4M | −4.9% | |
| Carroll County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 7.2 | $1.3M | +2.9% | |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.9 | $1.9M | +2.9% | |
| Leslie County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.7 | $1.7M | −8.0% | |
| Clinton County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $3.5M | −1.0% | |
| McLean County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 8.2 | $1.2M | −0.8% | |
| Hancock County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.6% | |
| Crittenden County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 5.6 | $1.7M | −2.2% | |
| Livingston County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Lyon County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 5.8 | $1.5M | +5.2% | |
| Gallatin County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Trimble County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 8.9 | $1.2M | +2.8% | |
| Bracken County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +1.3% | |
| Nicholas County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +5.4% | |
| Ballard County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 6.2 | $1.6M | −1.5% | |
| Lee County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.9 | $2.2M | −0.9% | |
| Elliott County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Wolfe County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.0% | |
| Fulton County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.5% | |
| Menifee County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.8% | |
| Cumberland County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.3% | |
| Carlisle County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 10.7 | $942K | −1.2% | |
| Hickman County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 5.8 | $1.7M | −3.4% | |
| Owsley County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.5% | |
| Robertson County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.6% |
Markets with fewer than 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Kentucky?
There are 514 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Kentucky as of September 2026. 52 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 386 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Kentucky spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $1.6B a year, or $889 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 514 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,814,469 households in Kentucky and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kentucky compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Kentucky has 2.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Kentucky would have about 523, against 514 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,701 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Kentucky has the highest market score for collision repair and body shops?
Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Cincinnati metro area scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Among 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Richmond-Berea area scores highest, at 77 (high). Among 32 scored counties in Kentucky, Oldham County scores highest, at 91 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Kentucky scores 53 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #21 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kentucky. It maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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