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Auto repair and car care businesses in Phillips County, KS

The auto repair and car care businesses in Phillips County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
14
5 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,207 a household
Spending per listing
$196K
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
61.6
73% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,728
−4.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 auto repair and car care businesses in Phillips County. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 61.6 per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $1,207 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in Phillips County spend about $2.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $196K of household spending for each business on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Phillips County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 253 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Phillips County declined 4.8% 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 Phillips 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.

Auto repair and car care in Phillips County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasurePhillips CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households61.638.735.7
Spending per listing$196K$295K$269K
Households per official establishment253617681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.8%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,207$1,140$958
Median household income$62,123$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 9
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$674K
One-person businesses, 2023
11Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
145 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Phillips 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 Phillips County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,728−4.8% since 2020
Households
2,273
Median age
46.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
886 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$62,123
Average household income
$74,398
Median home value
$96,500
Jobs located here
2,164
Daytime population
4,577Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Phillips County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, KS8365726.3$444K+4.2%#80 of 2,401
2Jefferson County, KS782027.0$517K−0.2%#153 of 2,401
3Jackson County, KS781937.9$361K+1.5%#166 of 2,401
4Miami County, KS774129.8$438K+5.9%#179 of 2,401
5Butler County, KS779738.3$343K+3.1%#190 of 2,401
6Leavenworth County, KS769130.2$414K+3.2%#198 of 2,401
7Pottawatomie County, KS722425.6$519K+6.9%#288 of 2,401
8Douglas County, KS7214228.2$367K+1.8%#296 of 2,401
9Osage County, KS722437.3$346K−0.3%#301 of 2,401
10Dickinson County, KS693138.7$335K+1.4%#387 of 2,401
Phillips County, KSNot scored1461.6$196K−4.8%

Other business types in Phillips County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Phillips County, KS?

Phillips County has 14 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Phillips County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $2.7M a year, or $1,207 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $196K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,273 households in Phillips County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Phillips County, KS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Phillips County has 61.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $196K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Phillips County would have about 10, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 253 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Phillips County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Phillips County at 4,728 people in 2025, down 4.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,273 households. Median household income in Phillips County is $62,123, 23% 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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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Phillips County

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