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Auto repair and car care businesses in Norton County, KS
How Norton 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
- 14
- 3 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $2.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,132 a household
- Spending per listing
- $162K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 70.0
- 96% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,288
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Norton County comes to about $2.3M a year: $1,132 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $162K per business, 40% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 14 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Norton County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 21%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 70.0 per 10,000 households, 96% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Norton County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 333 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Norton County.
Population estimates show Norton County declined 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Norton 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 | Norton County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 70.0 | 38.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $162K | $295K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 333 | 617 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,132 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $54,050 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $446K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 143 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $30K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Norton 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 Norton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,288−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 2,000
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 878 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $54,050
- Average household income
- $67,022
- Median home value
- $101,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,344
- Daytime population
- 5,421Residents 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 Norton 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 |
| Norton County, KS | Not scored | 14 | 70.0 | $162K | −3.0% |
Other business types in Norton 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Norton County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 auto repair and car care businesses in Norton County. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Norton County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $2.3M a year, or $1,132 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $162K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,000 households in Norton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Norton County, KS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Norton County has 70.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 96% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $162K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Norton County would have about 8, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 333 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Norton County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Norton County at 5,288 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,000 households. The median household income in Norton County is $54,050 a year, 33% 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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