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Auto repair and car care businesses in Riley County, KS
How Riley 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #567 of 2,401 scored counties
#12 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 80
- 25 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- +25.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,053 a household
- Spending per listing
- $365K
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.9
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,598
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 80 auto repair and car care businesses in Riley County. Of those, 25 are chain locations, or 31%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 28.9 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,053 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Riley County spend about $29.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $365K per business, 36% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 40 businesses with payroll in Riley County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 692 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 45 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $75K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Riley County.
Population estimates show Riley County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Riley County is 64 (upper middle), #567 of 2,401 scored counties and #12 of 38 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Riley 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 | Riley County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.9 | 38.7 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $365K | $295K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 692 | 617 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.0% | +3.6% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,053 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,098 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 40+25.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 195
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 45Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8025 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 109The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $75K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Riley 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 Riley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,598+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,695
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $61,098+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,486
- Median home value
- $237,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,758
- Daytime population
- 75,612Residents 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 Riley 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 |
| 12Riley County, KS | 64 | 80 | 28.9 | $365K | +0.8% | #567 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Riley County
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 care64
- Auto repair shops72
- Collision repair and body shops78
- Car washes and detailing31
- Tire shops47
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations67
- Insurance agencies21
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 Riley County, KS?
Riley County has 80 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. Another 45 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Riley County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $29.2M a year, or $1,053 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $365K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,695 households in Riley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Riley County, KS compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Riley County has 28.9 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $365K, 36% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Riley County would have about 109, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 692 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Riley County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Riley County at 72,598 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,695 households. Median household income in Riley County is $61,098, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Riley County scores 64 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #567 of 2,401 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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