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Auto repair and car care businesses in Douglas County, KS
The auto repair and car care businesses in Douglas County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #296 of 2,401 scored counties
#8 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 142
- 39 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- +14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $52.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,035 a household
- Spending per listing
- $367K
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.2
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,920
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Douglas County comes to about $52.2M a year: $1,035 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $367K of household spending for each business on map listings, 37% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Douglas County has 142 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.2, 21% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 56 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 900 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 63 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Douglas County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, Douglas County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #296 of 2,401 scored counties and #8 of 38 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Douglas 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 | Douglas County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.2 | 38.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $367K | $295K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 900 | 617 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.3% | +3.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,035 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,746 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 56+14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 323
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 63Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14239 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 194The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,920+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 50,406
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 264
- Median household income
- $69,746+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,109
- Median home value
- $309,400
- Jobs located here
- 51,342
- Daytime population
- 115,968Residents 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 Douglas 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 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 care72
- Auto repair shops73
- Collision repair and body shops78
- Car washes and detailing67
- Tire shops74
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations70
- Insurance agencies36
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 Douglas County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 142 auto repair and car care businesses in Douglas County. 39 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 56 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. Official counts list 63 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Douglas County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $52.2M a year, or $1,035 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 142 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $367K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,406 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, KS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Douglas County has 28.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $367K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Douglas County would have about 194, against 142 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 900 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 120,920 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,406 households. The median household income in Douglas County is $69,746 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Douglas County scores 72 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #296 of 2,401 scored counties.
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