Market rankings · Kansas
Auto repair shops in Kansas
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Kansas, ranked by the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 2,676
- 412 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 1,333
- −1.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.8
- 6% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $500K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #17 of 51
- Market score 59 · Upper middle
A site report maps the auto repair shops on map listings around any address in Kansas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Kansas has 2,676 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 412 are chain locations, or 15%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 22.8 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Kansas spend about $1.3B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,140 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 2,676 auto repair shops, that is $500K per shop, 12% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Official counts show 1,333 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Kansas in 2023, down 1.0% from 2019. That is one for every 881 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 2.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 51 SBA-backed loans worth $19.4M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Kansas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kansas ranks #17 for auto repair shops, with a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Lawrence metro area scores highest (78). Of the 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Atchison area scores highest (59).
Every market in Kansas for auto repair shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kansas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lawrence, KS | 78 | 79 | 15.7 | $660K | +1.8% | #18 of 387 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 78 | 1,657 | 18.5 | $590K | +3.4% | #19 of 387 |
| 2Topeka, KS | 66 | 198 | 20.4 | $536K | +0.1% | #76 of 387 |
| 3Manhattan, KS | 65 | 87 | 17.0 | $638K | +1.4% | #83 of 387 |
| 4Wichita, KS | 59 | 584 | 22.9 | $485K | +2.4% | #116 of 387 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 40 | 233 | 29.3 | $371K | +3.9% | #276 of 387 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 31 | 124 | 26.4 | $408K | −2.0% | #327 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Atchison, KS | 59 | 15 | 26.2 | $428K | −0.9% | #180 of 538 |
| 2Hutchinson, KS | 56 | 60 | 23.4 | $477K | −0.6% | #204 of 538 |
| 3Ottawa, KS | 56 | 29 | 27.9 | $444K | +1.1% | #207 of 538 |
| 4Pittsburg, KS | 52 | 38 | 24.0 | $440K | +0.1% | #262 of 538 |
| 5Emporia, KS | 51 | 37 | 25.3 | $427K | +0.4% | #272 of 538 |
| 6Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 50 | 34 | 25.4 | $438K | −0.4% | #280 of 538 |
| 7Dodge City, KS | 40 | 43 | 36.5 | $323K | −0.6% | #376 of 538 |
| 8McPherson, KS | 39 | 42 | 34.5 | $350K | −0.4% | #386 of 538 |
| 9Hays, KS | 37 | 44 | 35.9 | $338K | +0.4% | #404 of 538 |
| 10Salina, KS | 37 | 86 | 34.5 | $313K | −1.4% | #405 of 538 |
| 11Garden City, KS | 33 | 42 | 31.7 | $368K | −2.1% | #442 of 538 |
| 12Liberal, KS | 19 | 26 | 35.8 | $303K | −3.6% | #512 of 538 |
| 13Great Bend, KS | 16 | 43 | 41.4 | $257K | −2.5% | #525 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, KS | 86 | 353 | 14.1 | $826K | +4.2% | #40 of 2,378 |
| 2Dickinson County, KS | 84 | 13 | 16.2 | $799K | +1.4% | #59 of 2,378 |
| 3Jefferson County, KS | 81 | 13 | 17.5 | $795K | −0.2% | #96 of 2,378 |
| 4Jackson County, KS | 80 | 12 | 23.9 | $572K | +1.5% | #122 of 2,378 |
| 5Miami County, KS | 76 | 23 | 16.7 | $780K | +5.9% | #185 of 2,378 |
| 6Butler County, KS | 76 | 59 | 23.3 | $564K | +3.1% | #197 of 2,378 |
| 7Leavenworth County, KS | 74 | 53 | 17.6 | $710K | +3.2% | #225 of 2,378 |
| 8Douglas County, KS | 73 | 79 | 15.7 | $660K | +1.8% | #258 of 2,378 |
| 9Riley County, KS | 72 | 40 | 14.4 | $729K | +0.8% | #283 of 2,378 |
| 10Pottawatomie County, KS | 69 | 18 | 19.2 | $692K | +6.9% | #363 of 2,378 |
| 11Marion County, KS | 69 | 12 | 25.3 | $508K | −1.3% | #387 of 2,378 |
| 12Osage County, KS | 67 | 11 | 17.1 | $754K | −0.3% | #443 of 2,378 |
| 13Bourbon County, KS | 66 | 14 | 24.0 | $484K | −0.1% | #505 of 2,378 |
| 14Cherokee County, KS | 65 | 21 | 26.6 | $455K | −1.0% | #540 of 2,378 |
| 15Sedgwick County, KS | 59 | 467 | 22.6 | $477K | +2.6% | #775 of 2,378 |
| 16Shawnee County, KS | 57 | 156 | 20.7 | $492K | 0.0% | #856 of 2,378 |
| 17Harvey County, KS | 53 | 34 | 24.8 | $482K | −1.2% | #1,054 of 2,378 |
| 18Atchison County, KS | 53 | 15 | 26.2 | $428K | −0.9% | #1,069 of 2,378 |
| 19Wyandotte County, KS | 53 | 154 | 25.0 | $419K | +1.0% | #1,071 of 2,378 |
| 20Geary County, KS | 49 | 29 | 20.5 | $477K | −1.2% | #1,222 of 2,378 |
| 21Reno County, KS | 49 | 60 | 23.4 | $477K | −0.6% | #1,224 of 2,378 |
| 22Sumner County, KS | 49 | 24 | 26.8 | $472K | −0.1% | #1,225 of 2,378 |
| 23Franklin County, KS | 48 | 29 | 27.9 | $444K | +1.1% | #1,288 of 2,378 |
| 24Crawford County, KS | 46 | 38 | 24.0 | $440K | +0.1% | #1,387 of 2,378 |
| 25Cowley County, KS | 44 | 34 | 25.4 | $438K | −0.4% | #1,473 of 2,378 |
Show all 105 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Allen County, KS | 43 | 12 | 23.9 | $475K | −1.8% | #1,509 of 2,378 |
| 27Montgomery County, KS | 43 | 36 | 28.0 | $383K | −3.9% | #1,530 of 2,378 |
| 28Lyon County, KS | 41 | 35 | 26.0 | $409K | +0.5% | #1,596 of 2,378 |
| 29Ford County, KS | 35 | 43 | 36.5 | $323K | −0.6% | #1,854 of 2,378 |
| 30McPherson County, KS | 34 | 42 | 34.5 | $350K | −0.4% | #1,887 of 2,378 |
| 31Labette County, KS | 34 | 33 | 40.9 | $276K | −2.4% | #1,898 of 2,378 |
| 32Neosho County, KS | 33 | 23 | 35.6 | $324K | −1.7% | #1,923 of 2,378 |
| 33Saline County, KS | 33 | 79 | 35.1 | $301K | −1.6% | #1,926 of 2,378 |
| 34Ellis County, KS | 32 | 44 | 35.9 | $338K | +0.4% | #1,951 of 2,378 |
| 35Nemaha County, KS | 30 | 15 | 37.2 | $347K | −2.1% | #2,022 of 2,378 |
| 36Finney County, KS | 29 | 42 | 31.7 | $368K | −2.1% | #2,045 of 2,378 |
| 37Seward County, KS | 18 | 26 | 35.8 | $303K | −3.6% | #2,292 of 2,378 |
| 38Barton County, KS | 16 | 43 | 41.4 | $257K | −2.5% | #2,323 of 2,378 |
| Marshall County, KS | Not scored | 20 | 47.9 | $278K | −1.7% | |
| Linn County, KS | Not scored | 11 | 25.3 | $526K | +3.7% | |
| Rice County, KS | Not scored | 11 | 29.6 | $396K | −1.2% | |
| Brown County, KS | Not scored | 23 | 60.6 | $188K | −4.0% | |
| Pratt County, KS | Not scored | 13 | 37.5 | $292K | −0.2% | |
| Cloud County, KS | Not scored | 12 | 31.4 | $359K | −2.0% | |
| Wilson County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 14.2 | $836K | −3.3% | |
| Coffey County, KS | Not scored | 8 | 22.6 | $579K | +1.3% | |
| Clay County, KS | Not scored | 13 | 36.9 | $331K | −1.7% | |
| Thomas County, KS | Not scored | 13 | 41.4 | $297K | −2.5% | |
| Anderson County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 18.7 | $654K | +2.3% | |
| Doniphan County, KS | Not scored | 8 | 29.4 | $450K | +1.7% | |
| Grant County, KS | Not scored | 11 | 46.2 | $244K | −4.0% | |
| Kingman County, KS | Not scored | 11 | 34.7 | $362K | −5.4% | |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 22.4 | $633K | +1.8% | |
| Russell County, KS | Not scored | 11 | 35.5 | $326K | −1.4% | |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 28.5 | $441K | −1.7% | |
| Pawnee County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 20.9 | $550K | −4.2% | |
| Greenwood County, KS | Not scored | 10 | 37.5 | $342K | −2.3% | |
| Sherman County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 24.5 | $570K | −2.4% | |
| Ottawa County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 29.1 | $452K | +0.3% | |
| Mitchell County, KS | Not scored | 13 | 48.5 | $253K | −3.2% | |
| Gray County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 28.1 | $486K | +0.1% | |
| Washington County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 16.9 | $710K | −0.2% | |
| Harper County, KS | Not scored | 14 | 63.5 | $177K | −1.8% | |
| Norton County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 35.0 | $323K | −3.0% | |
| Morris County, KS | Not scored | 8 | 31.4 | $387K | −0.3% | |
| Stevens County, KS | Not scored | 8 | 42.4 | $302K | −4.9% | |
| Scott County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 26.2 | $430K | −6.3% | |
| Phillips County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 39.6 | $305K | −4.8% | |
| Rooks County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 32.8 | $383K | −4.9% | |
| Republic County, KS | Not scored | 8 | 40.1 | $287K | −0.8% | |
| Barber County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 49.2 | $243K | −2.9% | |
| Stafford County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 38.0 | $335K | −1.3% | |
| Meade County, KS | Not scored | 9 | 59.9 | $205K | −5.1% | |
| Kearny County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 21.0 | $654K | −2.0% | |
| Haskell County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 42.8 | $280K | −4.2% | |
| Smith County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 38.0 | $340K | 0.0% | |
| Osborne County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 31.7 | $382K | −5.8% | |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 22.1 | $551K | −1.9% | |
| Woodson County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 15.9 | $753K | +0.7% | |
| Rush County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 14.4 | $907K | −3.2% | |
| Lincoln County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 23.5 | $621K | −3.0% | |
| Jewell County, KS | Not scored | 7 | 53.2 | $237K | −3.3% | |
| Gove County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 25.7 | $520K | −3.0% | |
| Edwards County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 43.0 | $257K | −8.6% | |
| Trego County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 36.6 | $374K | −2.5% | |
| Decatur County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 22.6 | $561K | −1.7% | |
| Logan County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 32.2 | $389K | −2.9% | |
| Ness County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 51.7 | $283K | −2.1% | |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 33.1 | $379K | −0.3% | |
| Morton County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 51.4 | $252K | −8.4% | |
| Chase County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 17.4 | $736K | −0.1% | |
| Rawlins County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 25.6 | $482K | −5.3% | |
| Hamilton County, KS | Not scored | 6 | 79.3 | $181K | +0.4% | |
| Elk County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 30.0 | $390K | −0.9% | |
| Sheridan County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 30.4 | $459K | −0.8% | |
| Kiowa County, KS | Not scored | 5 | 52.4 | $269K | −1.0% | |
| Graham County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 16.8 | $698K | −1.4% | |
| Wichita County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 24.3 | $610K | −5.5% | |
| Stanton County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 35.0 | $303K | −4.5% | |
| Clark County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Comanche County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 48.5 | $235K | −0.4% | |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.0% | |
| Lane County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 28.2 | $489K | −3.8% | |
| Wallace County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 33.4 | $420K | −4.7% | |
| Greeley County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 37.0 | $338K | −7.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 auto repair shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Kansas?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,676 auto repair shops in Kansas. 412 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 1,333 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 1.0% from 2019. Official counts list 2,298 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kansas spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $1.3B a year, or $1,140 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,676 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $500K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,174,060 households in Kansas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kansas compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Kansas has 22.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $500K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Kansas would have about 3,010, against 2,676 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 881 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Kansas has the highest market score for auto repair shops?
Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Lawrence metro area scores highest, at 78 (high). Among 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Atchison area scores highest, at 59 (upper middle). Among 38 scored counties in Kansas, Johnson County scores highest, at 86 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Kansas scores 59 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #17 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kansas. It maps the auto repair shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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- Insurance agencies2,560 listings
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