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Collision repair and body shops in the Richmond-Berea, KY area
How the Richmond-Berea, KY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #30 of 387 scored small-town markets
#1 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $45.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,806
- +7.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in the Richmond-Berea area is 77 (high), #30 of 387 scored small-town markets and #1 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for collision repair and body shops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 collision repair and body shops in the Richmond-Berea area. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in the Richmond-Berea area spend about $45.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $910 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.8M per shop, 22% 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 8 businesses with payroll in the Richmond-Berea area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 6,195 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Richmond-Berea area grew 7.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Richmond-Berea 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 | Richmond-Berea area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,195 | 4,701 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.0% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $910 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,368 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 57
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 the Richmond-Berea 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 Richmond-Berea area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,806+7.0% since 2020
- Households
- 49,560
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,008 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 125
- Median household income
- $60,368
- Average household income
- $78,113
- Median home value
- $201,500
- Jobs located here
- 41,726
- Daytime population
- 114,674Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Kentucky
| 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 |
Other business types in the Richmond-Berea 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 care64
- Auto repair shops65
- Collision repair and body shops77
- Car washes and detailing69
- Tire shops68
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations59
- Insurance agencies79
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 Richmond-Berea, KY area?
There are 12 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Richmond-Berea area as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Richmond-Berea, KY area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $45.1M a year, or $910 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 49,560 households in the Richmond-Berea area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Richmond-Berea, KY area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Richmond-Berea area has 2.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.8M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Richmond-Berea area would have about 15, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,195 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Richmond-Berea, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Richmond-Berea area at 131,806 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,560 households. The median household income in the Richmond-Berea area is $60,368 a year, 25% 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. 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 Richmond-Berea area scores 77 for collision repair and body shops (high), #30 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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