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Auto repair and car care businesses in Wichita County, KS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Wichita 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
7
3 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,481 a household
Spending per listing
$174K
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
85.0
2.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,031
−5.5% 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

Households in Wichita County spend about $1.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,481 per household, 55% above the U.S. average. Spread across 7 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $174K per business, 35% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

Wichita County has 7 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 85.0 for every 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Wichita County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Wichita County declined 5.5% 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 Wichita 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 Wichita County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureWichita CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households85.038.735.7
Spending per listing$174K$295K$269K
Households per official establishmentn/a617681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,481$1,140$958
Median household income$79,063$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
73 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Wichita 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 Wichita County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,031−5.5% since 2020
Households
824
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.6
Land area
719 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$79,063
Average household income
$98,989
Median home value
$99,300
Jobs located here
770
Daytime population
2,112Residents 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 Wichita 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
Wichita County, KSNot scored785.0$174K−5.5%

Other business types in Wichita 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 Wichita County, KS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 auto repair and car care businesses in Wichita County. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Wichita County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.2M a year, or $1,481 per household. That is 55% above the U.S. average (an index of 155, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $174K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 824 households in Wichita County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wichita County has 85.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $174K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Wichita County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Wichita County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Wichita County at 2,031 people in 2025, down 5.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 824 households. The median household income in Wichita County is $79,063 a year, 2% 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 Wichita County

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