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Collision repair and body shops in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area
How the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #154 of 381 scored metro areas
#4 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 147
- 24 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 120
- −14.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $514.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $922 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,402,509
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area comes to about $514.8M a year: $922 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per shop, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The Louisville/Jefferson County metro area has 147 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 120 businesses with payroll in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, down 14.1% from 2019. That is one for every 4,653 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #154 of 381 scored metro areas and #4 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky.
How the Louisville/Jefferson County metro 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 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.
| Measure | Louisville/Jefferson County metro area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,653 | 4,701 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.1% | −7.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $922 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,863 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 120−14.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 970
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $58.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14724 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 167The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro 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 Louisville/Jefferson County metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,402,509+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 558,306
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,961 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 347
- Median household income
- $73,863
- Average household income
- $99,561
- Median home value
- $248,700
- Jobs located here
- 702,791
- Daytime population
- 1,410,493Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kentucky for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Kentucky (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kentucky
| 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 |
Other business types in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care55
- Auto repair shops56
- Collision repair and body shops57
- Car washes and detailing48
- Tire shops52
- Oil change and quick lube38
- Gas stations65
- Insurance agencies47
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 147 collision repair and body shops in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area. 24 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 120 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 14.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $514.8M a year, or $922 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 147 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 558,306 households in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Louisville/Jefferson County metro area has 2.6 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area would have about 167, against 147 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,653 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area at 1,402,509 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 558,306 households. Median household income in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area is $73,863, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Louisville/Jefferson County metro area scores 57 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #154 of 381 scored metro areas.
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