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Auto repair and car care businesses in Atchison County, KS
The auto repair and car care businesses in Atchison County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,146 of 2,401 scored counties
#21 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 26
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,120 a household
- Spending per listing
- $247K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.3
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,172
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Atchison County spend about $6.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,120 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 26 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $247K per business, 8% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Atchison County has 26 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 45.3 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Atchison County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 819 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Atchison County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Atchison County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,146 of 2,401 scored counties and #21 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How Atchison County compares
The same measures for Kansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses 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 | Atchison County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.3 | 38.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $247K | $295K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 819 | 617 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,120 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,112 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 264 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Atchison 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 Atchison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,172−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,735
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $61,112+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,946
- Median home value
- $145,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,726
- Daytime population
- 14,569Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Atchison County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| 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 |
| 21Atchison County, KS | 52 | 26 | 45.3 | $247K | −0.9% | #1,146 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Atchison County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Atchison County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 auto repair and car care businesses in Atchison County. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Atchison County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.4M a year, or $1,120 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $247K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,735 households in Atchison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Atchison County, KS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Atchison County has 45.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $247K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Atchison County would have about 24, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 819 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Atchison County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Atchison County at 16,172 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,735 households. The median household income in Atchison County is $61,112 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.2% 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. Atchison County scores 52 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,146 of 2,401 scored counties.
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