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Auto repair and car care businesses in Sherman County, KS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Sherman County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
15
5 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,396 a household
Spending per listing
$228K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
61.2
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
5,763
−2.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 auto repair and car care businesses in Sherman County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 33%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 61.2, 71% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Sherman County comes to about $3.4M a year: $1,396 per household, 46% above the U.S. average. That is about $228K of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Sherman County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 408 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Sherman County declined 2.4% 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 Sherman 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 Sherman County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureSherman CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households61.238.735.7
Spending per listing$228K$295K$269K
Households per official establishment408617681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,396$1,140$958
Median household income$61,750$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 6
Employees, 2023
42
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
155 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Sherman 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 Sherman County

Population, 2025 estimate
5,763−2.4% since 2020
Households
2,449
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
1,056 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$61,750
Average household income
$86,958
Median home value
$136,700
Jobs located here
2,299
Daytime population
5,493Residents 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 Sherman 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
Sherman County, KSNot scored1561.2$228K−2.4%

Other business types in Sherman 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 Sherman County, KS?

There are 15 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Sherman County as of September 2026. 5 of them (33%) 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. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.4M a year, or $1,396 per household. That is 46% above the U.S. average (an index of 146, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $228K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,449 households in Sherman County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sherman County has 61.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $228K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Sherman County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 408 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Sherman County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Sherman County at 5,763 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,449 households. Median household income in Sherman County is $61,750, 24% 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 Sherman County

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