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Auto repair and car care businesses in Linn County, KS
How Linn 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
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 22
- 5 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,330 a household
- Spending per listing
- $263K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 50.6
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,950
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 auto repair and car care businesses in Linn County. 5 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 50.6 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,330 per household (39% above the U.S. average), households in Linn County spend about $5.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $263K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Linn County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 621 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Linn County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Linn 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 | Linn County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 50.6 | 38.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $263K | $295K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 621 | 617 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,330 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,069 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 225 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Linn 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 Linn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,950+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 4,348
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 594 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $59,069
- Average household income
- $84,539
- Median home value
- $173,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,075
- Daytime population
- 7,814Residents 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 Linn 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 |
| Linn County, KS | Not scored | 22 | 50.6 | $263K | +3.7% |
Other business types in Linn County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
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Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Linn County, KS?
Linn County has 22 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (23%) 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. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Linn County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.8M a year, or $1,330 per household. That is 39% above the U.S. average (an index of 139, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $263K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,348 households in Linn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Linn County, KS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Linn County has 50.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $263K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $269K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 621 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Linn County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Linn County at 9,950 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,348 households. Median household income in Linn County is $59,069, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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