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Auto repair and car care businesses in Ford County, KS
How Ford County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,069 of 2,401 scored counties
#35 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 75
- 20 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +19.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $13.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,178 a household
- Spending per listing
- $185K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 63.6
- 78% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,993
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Ford County is 29 (lower middle), #2,069 of 2,401 scored counties and #35 of 38 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 75 auto repair and car care businesses in Ford County. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 63.6 per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Ford County comes to about $13.9M a year: $1,178 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That is about $185K of household spending for each business on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in Ford County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 19.1% from 2019. That is one for every 472 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ford County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ford 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 | Ford County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 63.6 | 38.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $185K | $295K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 472 | 617 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.1% | +3.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,178 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,781 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 25+19.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 183
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 56Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7520 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The 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 Ford 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 Ford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,993−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,796
- Median age
- 32.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,098 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $70,781+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,372
- Median home value
- $151,100
- Jobs located here
- 16,900
- Daytime population
- 35,172Residents 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 Ford 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 |
| 35Ford County, KS | 29 | 75 | 63.6 | $185K | −0.6% | #2,069 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Ford 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 care29
- Auto repair shops35
- Collision repair and body shops33
- Car washes and detailing26
- Tire shops36
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations36
- Insurance agencies17
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 Ford County, KS?
There are 75 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Ford County as of September 2026. 20 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 25 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. Official counts list 56 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ford County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.9M a year, or $1,178 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $185K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,796 households in Ford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ford County, KS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Ford County has 63.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $185K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Ford County would have about 52, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 472 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Ford County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Ford County at 33,993 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,796 households. Median household income in Ford County is $70,781, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.9%, 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. Ford County scores 29 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,069 of 2,401 scored counties.
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