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Collision repair and body shops in Shelby County, KY
How Shelby County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #640 of 1,327 scored counties
#13 of 32 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,040 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,243
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 collision repair and body shops in Shelby County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $1,040 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Shelby County spend about $19.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 6 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.2M per shop, 4% 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.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Shelby County in 2023. That is one for every 2,054 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Shelby County grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Shelby County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #640 of 1,327 scored counties and #13 of 32 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Shelby 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.
| Measure | Shelby County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,054 | 4,701 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,040 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $82,604 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,243+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 18,484
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 380 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 129
- Median household income
- $82,604+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,252
- Median home value
- $304,800
- Jobs located here
- 16,455
- Daytime population
- 41,644Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| 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 |
| 13Shelby County, KY | 51 | 6 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +6.2% | #640 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Shelby County
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 care57
- Auto repair shops59
- Collision repair and body shops51
- Car washes and detailing68
- Tire shops58
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations84
- Insurance agencies68
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 Shelby County, KY?
There are 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Shelby County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Shelby County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19.2M a year, or $1,040 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 18,484 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, KY compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Shelby County has 3.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,054 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 51,243 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,484 households. The median household income in Shelby County is $82,604 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. 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. Shelby County scores 51 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #640 of 1,327 scored counties.
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