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Auto repair and car care businesses in Marion County, KS
How Marion 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #935 of 2,401 scored counties
#15 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 22
- 5 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,282 a household
- Spending per listing
- $277K
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.3
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,634
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Marion County comes to about $6.1M a year: $1,282 per household, 34% above the U.S. average. Spread across 22 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $277K per business, 3% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 22 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 46.3, 30% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Marion County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 679 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 26 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marion County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair and car care businesses, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #935 of 2,401 scored counties and #15 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How Marion 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 | Marion County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.3 | 38.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $277K | $295K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 679 | 617 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,282 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,695 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $831K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 225 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,634−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 4,750
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 944 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $64,695+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,234
- Median home value
- $124,200
- Jobs located here
- 3,647
- Daytime population
- 9,749Residents 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 Marion 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 |
| 15Marion County, KS | 56 | 22 | 46.3 | $277K | −1.3% | #935 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Marion 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 Marion County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 auto repair and car care businesses in Marion County. 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. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Marion County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.1M a year, or $1,282 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $277K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,750 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, KS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Marion County has 46.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $277K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Marion County would have about 23, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 679 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 11,634 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,750 households. The median household income in Marion County is $64,695 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Marion County scores 56 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #935 of 2,401 scored counties.
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