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Auto repair and car care businesses in Geary County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Geary County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,171 of 2,401 scored counties
#22 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 46
- 14 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $977 a household
- Spending per listing
- $301K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.5
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,338
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $977 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Geary County spend about $13.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $301K of household spending for each business on map listings, 12% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 46 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Geary County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.5, 9% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Geary County in 2023. That is one for every 708 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 28 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $280K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Geary County.
Population estimates put the population change in Geary County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Geary County is 51 (upper middle), #1,171 of 2,401 scored counties and #22 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How Geary 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 | Geary County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.5 | 38.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $301K | $295K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 708 | 617 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $977 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,317 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4614 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
- 2
- Amount
- $280K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Geary 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 Geary County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,338−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,158
- Median age
- 28.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 44%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $59,317+11.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,877
- Median home value
- $172,700
- Jobs located here
- 9,470
- Daytime population
- 34,100Residents 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 Geary 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 |
| 22Geary County, KS | 51 | 46 | 32.5 | $301K | −1.2% | #1,171 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Geary 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 Geary County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 auto repair and car care businesses in Geary County. 14 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Geary County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.8M a year, or $977 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $301K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,158 households in Geary County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Geary County, KS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Geary County has 32.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $301K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Geary County would have about 52, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 708 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Geary County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Geary County at 36,338 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,158 households. The median household income in Geary County is $59,317 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 11.6% 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. Geary County scores 51 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,171 of 2,401 scored counties.
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