Market rankings · Kansas
Auto repair and car care businesses in Kansas
Markets across Kansas ranked by the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 4,543
- 1,219 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 1,902
- +3.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.7
- 8% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $295K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #21 of 51
- Market score 55 · Upper middle
A site report maps the auto repair and car care businesses on map listings around any address in Kansas 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
As of September 2026, map listings count 4,543 auto repair and car care businesses in Kansas. 1,219 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 38.7, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Kansas spend about $1.3B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,140 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $295K per business, 10% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Kansas was 1,902 in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 617 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 4.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 60 SBA-backed loans worth $27.1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Kansas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kansas ranks #21 for auto repair and car care businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Lawrence metro area scores highest (78). Of the 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Ottawa area scores highest (64).
Every market in Kansas for auto repair and car care businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kansas, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lawrence, KS | 78 | 142 | 28.2 | $367K | +1.8% | #20 of 387 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 77 | 2,918 | 32.6 | $335K | +3.4% | #21 of 387 |
| 2Topeka, KS | 66 | 324 | 33.4 | $327K | +0.1% | #77 of 387 |
| 3Manhattan, KS | 64 | 150 | 29.3 | $370K | +1.4% | #86 of 387 |
| 4Wichita, KS | 61 | 972 | 38.2 | $292K | +2.4% | #117 of 387 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 39 | 379 | 47.7 | $228K | +3.9% | #283 of 387 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 34 | 199 | 42.4 | $255K | −2.0% | #306 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa, KS | 64 | 44 | 42.3 | $292K | +1.1% | #134 of 538 |
| 2Atchison, KS | 60 | 26 | 45.3 | $247K | −0.9% | #183 of 538 |
| 3Hutchinson, KS | 59 | 91 | 35.6 | $314K | −0.6% | #186 of 538 |
| 4Pittsburg, KS | 57 | 61 | 38.5 | $274K | +0.1% | #201 of 538 |
| 5Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 56 | 58 | 43.3 | $257K | −0.4% | #209 of 538 |
| 6Emporia, KS | 53 | 59 | 40.3 | $268K | +0.4% | #234 of 538 |
| 7McPherson, KS | 42 | 68 | 55.9 | $216K | −0.4% | #355 of 538 |
| 8Salina, KS | 41 | 123 | 49.3 | $219K | −1.4% | #365 of 538 |
| 9Hays, KS | 39 | 72 | 58.8 | $207K | +0.4% | #389 of 538 |
| 10Dodge City, KS | 33 | 75 | 63.6 | $185K | −0.6% | #434 of 538 |
| 11Garden City, KS | 30 | 76 | 57.4 | $204K | −2.1% | #451 of 538 |
| 12Liberal, KS | 18 | 48 | 66.1 | $164K | −3.6% | #515 of 538 |
| 13Great Bend, KS | 17 | 70 | 67.4 | $158K | −2.5% | #517 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, KS | 83 | 657 | 26.3 | $444K | +4.2% | #80 of 2,401 |
| 2Jefferson County, KS | 78 | 20 | 27.0 | $517K | −0.2% | #153 of 2,401 |
| 3Jackson County, KS | 78 | 19 | 37.9 | $361K | +1.5% | #166 of 2,401 |
| 4Miami County, KS | 77 | 41 | 29.8 | $438K | +5.9% | #179 of 2,401 |
| 5Butler County, KS | 77 | 97 | 38.3 | $343K | +3.1% | #190 of 2,401 |
| 6Leavenworth County, KS | 76 | 91 | 30.2 | $414K | +3.2% | #198 of 2,401 |
| 7Pottawatomie County, KS | 72 | 24 | 25.6 | $519K | +6.9% | #288 of 2,401 |
| 8Douglas County, KS | 72 | 142 | 28.2 | $367K | +1.8% | #296 of 2,401 |
| 9Osage County, KS | 72 | 24 | 37.3 | $346K | −0.3% | #301 of 2,401 |
| 10Dickinson County, KS | 69 | 31 | 38.7 | $335K | +1.4% | #387 of 2,401 |
| 11Cherokee County, KS | 69 | 30 | 38.0 | $318K | −1.0% | #390 of 2,401 |
| 12Riley County, KS | 64 | 80 | 28.9 | $365K | +0.8% | #567 of 2,401 |
| 13Sedgwick County, KS | 60 | 779 | 37.7 | $286K | +2.6% | #745 of 2,401 |
| 14Shawnee County, KS | 56 | 255 | 33.8 | $301K | 0.0% | #925 of 2,401 |
| 15Marion County, KS | 56 | 22 | 46.3 | $277K | −1.3% | #935 of 2,401 |
| 16Franklin County, KS | 55 | 44 | 42.3 | $292K | +1.1% | #970 of 2,401 |
| 17Wyandotte County, KS | 55 | 247 | 40.1 | $262K | +1.0% | #997 of 2,401 |
| 18Sumner County, KS | 53 | 39 | 43.5 | $291K | −0.1% | #1,078 of 2,401 |
| 19Reno County, KS | 52 | 91 | 35.6 | $314K | −0.6% | #1,120 of 2,401 |
| 20Harvey County, KS | 52 | 57 | 41.6 | $287K | −1.2% | #1,128 of 2,401 |
| 21Atchison County, KS | 52 | 26 | 45.3 | $247K | −0.9% | #1,146 of 2,401 |
| 22Geary County, KS | 51 | 46 | 32.5 | $301K | −1.2% | #1,171 of 2,401 |
| 23Bourbon County, KS | 51 | 24 | 41.1 | $282K | −0.1% | #1,180 of 2,401 |
| 24Crawford County, KS | 48 | 61 | 38.5 | $274K | +0.1% | #1,299 of 2,401 |
| 25Cowley County, KS | 47 | 58 | 43.3 | $257K | −0.4% | #1,335 of 2,401 |
Show all 105 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Montgomery County, KS | 45 | 57 | 44.3 | $242K | −3.9% | #1,428 of 2,401 |
| 27Neosho County, KS | 42 | 32 | 49.5 | $233K | −1.7% | #1,564 of 2,401 |
| 28Lyon County, KS | 40 | 57 | 42.3 | $251K | +0.5% | #1,658 of 2,401 |
| 29Labette County, KS | 40 | 43 | 53.2 | $212K | −2.4% | #1,681 of 2,401 |
| 30Allen County, KS | 36 | 25 | 49.9 | $228K | −1.8% | #1,804 of 2,401 |
| 31McPherson County, KS | 36 | 68 | 55.9 | $216K | −0.4% | #1,810 of 2,401 |
| 32Nemaha County, KS | 35 | 23 | 57.1 | $226K | −2.1% | #1,842 of 2,401 |
| 33Ellis County, KS | 33 | 72 | 58.8 | $207K | +0.4% | #1,922 of 2,401 |
| 34Saline County, KS | 33 | 116 | 51.5 | $205K | −1.6% | #1,923 of 2,401 |
| 35Ford County, KS | 29 | 75 | 63.6 | $185K | −0.6% | #2,069 of 2,401 |
| 36Finney County, KS | 26 | 76 | 57.4 | $204K | −2.1% | #2,146 of 2,401 |
| 37Seward County, KS | 18 | 48 | 66.1 | $164K | −3.6% | #2,313 of 2,401 |
| 38Barton County, KS | 17 | 70 | 67.4 | $158K | −2.5% | #2,327 of 2,401 |
| Marshall County, KS | Not scored | 36 | 86.2 | $154K | −1.7% | |
| Linn County, KS | Not scored | 22 | 50.6 | $263K | +3.7% | |
| Rice County, KS | Not scored | 16 | 43.1 | $272K | −1.2% | |
| Brown County, KS | Not scored | 31 | 81.7 | $140K | −4.0% | |
| Pratt County, KS | Not scored | 24 | 69.2 | $158K | −0.2% | |
| Cloud County, KS | Not scored | 20 | 52.4 | $215K | −2.0% | |
| Wilson County, KS | Not scored | 14 | 39.8 | $299K | −3.3% | |
| Coffey County, KS | Not scored | 16 | 45.1 | $290K | +1.3% | |
| Clay County, KS | Not scored | 23 | 65.3 | $187K | −1.7% | |
| Thomas County, KS | Not scored | 24 | 76.5 | $161K | −2.5% | |
| Anderson County, KS | Not scored | 13 | 40.5 | $302K | +2.3% | |
| Doniphan County, KS | Not scored | 12 | 44.1 | $300K | +1.7% | |
| Grant County, KS | Not scored | 19 | 79.9 | $141K | −4.0% | |
| Kingman County, KS | Not scored | 14 | 44.2 | $284K | −5.4% | |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 22.4 | $633K | +1.8% | |
| Russell County, KS | Not scored | 15 | 48.4 | $239K | −1.4% | |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Not scored | 14 | 57.1 | $221K | −1.7% | |
| Pawnee County, KS | Not scored | 12 | 50.2 | $229K | −4.2% | |
| Greenwood County, KS | Not scored | 15 | 56.3 | $228K | −2.3% | |
| Sherman County, KS | Not scored | 15 | 61.2 | $228K | −2.4% | |
| Ottawa County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 29.1 | $452K | +0.3% | |
| Mitchell County, KS | Not scored | 20 | 74.6 | $165K | −3.2% | |
| Gray County, KS | Not scored | 15 | 70.2 | $194K | +0.1% | |
| Washington County, KS | Not scored | 11 | 46.4 | $258K | −0.2% | |
| Harper County, KS | Not scored | 25 | 113.3 | $99K | −1.8% | |
| Norton County, KS | Not scored | 14 | 70.0 | $162K | −3.0% | |
| Morris County, KS | Not scored | 11 | 43.1 | $282K | −0.3% | |
| Stevens County, KS | Not scored | 13 | 68.9 | $186K | −4.9% | |
| Scott County, KS | Not scored | 12 | 52.4 | $215K | −6.3% | |
| Phillips County, KS | Not scored | 14 | 61.6 | $196K | −4.8% | |
| Rooks County, KS | Not scored | 12 | 56.2 | $224K | −4.9% | |
| Republic County, KS | Not scored | 14 | 70.1 | $164K | −0.8% | |
| Barber County, KS | Not scored | 14 | 76.6 | $156K | −2.9% | |
| Stafford County, KS | Not scored | 11 | 69.7 | $183K | −1.3% | |
| Meade County, KS | Not scored | 13 | 86.6 | $142K | −5.1% | |
| Kearny County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 35.0 | $393K | −2.0% | |
| Haskell County, KS | Not scored | 13 | 92.7 | $129K | −4.2% | |
| Smith County, KS | Not scored | 11 | 69.7 | $185K | 0.0% | |
| Osborne County, KS | Not scored | 8 | 50.7 | $239K | −5.8% | |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 29.5 | $413K | −1.9% | |
| Woodson County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 55.8 | $215K | +0.7% | |
| Rush County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 21.6 | $605K | −3.2% | |
| Lincoln County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 39.1 | $373K | −3.0% | |
| Jewell County, KS | Not scored | 11 | 83.5 | $151K | −3.3% | |
| Gove County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 77.1 | $173K | −3.0% | |
| Edwards County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 60.2 | $184K | −8.6% | |
| Trego County, KS | Not scored | 11 | 80.5 | $170K | −2.5% | |
| Decatur County, KS | Not scored | 10 | 75.4 | $168K | −1.7% | |
| Logan County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 72.5 | $173K | −2.9% | |
| Ness County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 77.5 | $189K | −2.1% | |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 49.6 | $253K | −0.3% | |
| Morton County, KS | Not scored | 8 | 82.3 | $157K | −8.4% | |
| Chase County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 17.4 | $736K | −0.1% | |
| Rawlins County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 59.8 | $207K | −5.3% | |
| Hamilton County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 118.9 | $120K | +0.4% | |
| Elk County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 30.0 | $390K | −0.9% | |
| Sheridan County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 40.5 | $344K | −0.8% | |
| Kiowa County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 73.3 | $192K | −1.0% | |
| Graham County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 58.8 | $200K | −1.4% | |
| Wichita County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 85.0 | $174K | −5.5% | |
| Stanton County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 35.0 | $303K | −4.5% | |
| Clark County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 12.7 | $1M | −3.8% | |
| Comanche County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 72.8 | $157K | −0.4% | |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 28.7 | $463K | −7.0% | |
| Lane County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 70.5 | $195K | −3.8% | |
| Wallace County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 83.5 | $168K | −4.7% | |
| Greeley County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 92.4 | $135K | −7.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Kansas?
Kansas has 4,543 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 1,219 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 1,902 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019. Official counts list 3,099 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kansas spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $1.3B a year, or $1,140 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,543 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $295K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,174,060 households in Kansas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kansas compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Kansas has 38.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $295K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Kansas would have about 4,982, against 4,543 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 617 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Kansas has the highest market score for auto repair and car care businesses?
Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Lawrence metro area scores highest, at 78 (high). Among 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Ottawa area scores highest, at 64 (upper middle). Among 38 scored counties in Kansas, Johnson County scores highest, at 83 (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. Kansas scores 55 for auto repair and car care businesses (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 Kansas. It maps the auto repair and car care businesses 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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Related business types in Kansas
- Auto repair shops2,676 listings
- Collision repair and body shops392 listings
- Car washes and detailing485 listings
- Tire shops531 listings
- Oil change and quick lube82 listings
- Gas stations1,412 listings
- Insurance agencies2,560 listings
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