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Auto repair and car care businesses in Labette County, KS
The auto repair and car care businesses in Labette County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,681 of 2,401 scored counties
#29 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 43
- 6 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,126 a household
- Spending per listing
- $212K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.2
- 49% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,685
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 43 auto repair and car care businesses in Labette County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 53.2 per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Labette County comes to about $9.1M a year: $1,126 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $212K per business, 21% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Labette County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 734 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 35 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Labette County declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Labette County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,681 of 2,401 scored counties and #29 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How Labette 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 | Labette County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.2 | 38.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $212K | $295K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 734 | 617 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,126 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,325 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 436 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Labette 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 Labette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,685−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,078
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 645 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $56,325+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,847
- Median home value
- $94,600
- Jobs located here
- 8,992
- Daytime population
- 20,393Residents 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 Labette 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 |
| 29Labette County, KS | 40 | 43 | 53.2 | $212K | −2.4% | #1,681 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Labette 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 Labette County, KS?
Labette County has 43 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 35 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Labette County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.1M a year, or $1,126 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $212K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,078 households in Labette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Labette County, KS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Labette County has 53.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $212K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Labette County would have about 34, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 734 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Labette County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Labette County at 19,685 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,078 households. Median household income in Labette County is $56,325, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.2%, 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. Labette County scores 40 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,681 of 2,401 scored counties.
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