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Collision repair and body shops in Lincoln County, KY

The collision repair and body shops in Lincoln County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $934 a household
Spending per listing
$9.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
25,353
+4.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lincoln County comes to about $9.1M a year: $934 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $9.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

There is 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Lincoln County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Lincoln County grew 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, Lincoln County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lincoln 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 collision repair and body 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Lincoln County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.02.83.1
Spending per listing$9.1M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,7013,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.0%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$934$889$958
Median household income$52,440$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 automotive body, paint and interior repair in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,353+4.6% since 2020
Households
9,705
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
333 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$52,440+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,952
Median home value
$147,300
Jobs located here
4,062
Daytime population
20,096Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Lincoln County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY9152.2$5.5M+4.9%#11 of 1,327
2Madison County, KY7882.2$4.2M+9.4%#93 of 1,327
3Daviess County, KY7071.7$5.3M+1.5%#204 of 1,327
4Kenton County, KY69142.1$4.3M+3.9%#233 of 1,327
5Campbell County, KY6851.3$7M+2.5%#247 of 1,327
6Bullitt County, KY67113.5$3M+5.0%#289 of 1,327
7Boone County, KY64152.9$3.4M+6.5%#348 of 1,327
8Hardin County, KY62112.5$3.6M+2.4%#387 of 1,327
9Warren County, KY61173.1$2.9M+10.6%#423 of 1,327
10Pulaski County, KY5983.1$3M+3.5%#461 of 1,327
Lincoln County, KYNot scored11.0$9.1M+4.6%

Other business types in Lincoln County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Lincoln County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 collision repair or body shop in Lincoln County. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in Lincoln County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Lincoln County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $9.1M a year, or $934 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, it comes to $9.1M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,705 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lincoln County, KY compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Lincoln County has 1 collision repair or body shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Lincoln County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 25,353 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,705 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $52,440, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Lincoln County has no market score for collision repair and body shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for collision repair and body shops · All 56 business types in Lincoln County

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