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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Pittsburg, KS area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Pittsburg, KS area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #201 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kansas
- Listings
- 61
- 17 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,056 a household
- Spending per listing
- $274K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.5
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,008
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 61 auto repair and car care businesses in the Pittsburg area. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 38.5 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Pittsburg area comes to about $16.7M a year: $1,056 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 61 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $274K per business, 2% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Pittsburg area in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 609 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 43 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Pittsburg area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Pittsburg area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair and car care businesses, the Pittsburg area has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #201 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kansas.
How the Pittsburg area 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 | Pittsburg area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.5 | 38.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $274K | $295K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 609 | 617 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.1% | +3.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,056 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,844 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26−7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 146
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Pittsburg area, 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 the Pittsburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,008+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,838
- Median age
- 35.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 590 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $52,844+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,498
- Median home value
- $132,600
- Jobs located here
- 17,159
- Daytime population
- 39,240Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kansas for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Kansas, with the Pittsburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa, KS | 64 | 44 | 42.3 | $292K | +1.1% | #134 of 538 |
| 2Atchison, KS | 60 | 26 | 45.3 | $247K | −0.9% | #183 of 538 |
| 3Hutchinson, KS | 59 | 91 | 35.6 | $314K | −0.6% | #186 of 538 |
| 4Pittsburg, KS | 57 | 61 | 38.5 | $274K | +0.1% | #201 of 538 |
| 5Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 56 | 58 | 43.3 | $257K | −0.4% | #209 of 538 |
| 6Emporia, KS | 53 | 59 | 40.3 | $268K | +0.4% | #234 of 538 |
| 7McPherson, KS | 42 | 68 | 55.9 | $216K | −0.4% | #355 of 538 |
| 8Salina, KS | 41 | 123 | 49.3 | $219K | −1.4% | #365 of 538 |
| 9Hays, KS | 39 | 72 | 58.8 | $207K | +0.4% | #389 of 538 |
| 10Dodge City, KS | 33 | 75 | 63.6 | $185K | −0.6% | #434 of 538 |
Other business types in the Pittsburg area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care57
- Auto repair shops52
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing69
- Tire shops53
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations44
- Insurance agencies28
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 the Pittsburg, KS area?
There are 61 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Pittsburg area as of September 2026. 17 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Pittsburg, KS area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.7M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $274K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,838 households in the Pittsburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pittsburg, KS area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Pittsburg area has 38.5 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $274K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Pittsburg area would have about 62, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 609 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Pittsburg, KS area growing?
Population estimates put the Pittsburg area at 39,008 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,838 households. Median household income in the Pittsburg area is $52,844, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Pittsburg area scores 57 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #201 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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