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Auto repair shops in the Arkansas City-Winfield, KS area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Arkansas City-Winfield, KS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #280 of 538 scored small-town markets
#6 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kansas

Listings
34
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,112 a household
Spending per listing
$438K
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.4
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,382
−0.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 34 auto repair shops in the Arkansas City-Winfield area. None of them are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 25.4 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Arkansas City-Winfield area comes to about $14.9M a year: $1,112 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $438K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Arkansas City-Winfield area was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 744 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 34 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in the Arkansas City-Winfield area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Arkansas City-Winfield area scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #280 of 538 scored small-town markets and #6 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kansas.

How the Arkansas City-Winfield 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 shops 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 shops in Arkansas City-Winfield, KS area compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureArkansas City-Winfield areaKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.422.821.5
Spending per listing$438K$500K$445K
Households per official establishment744881955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.0%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,112$1,140$958
Median household income$57,878$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score5059

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18
Employees, 2023
82
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
34Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
340 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair in the Arkansas City-Winfield 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 Arkansas City-Winfield area

Population, 2025 estimate
34,382−0.4% since 2020
Households
13,387
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,126 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$57,878
Average household income
$81,245
Median home value
$120,900
Jobs located here
13,490
Daytime population
33,626Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Kansas

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kansas for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Kansas, with the Arkansas City-Winfield area marked.

Top small-town markets in Kansas

Small-town markets in Kansas ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Atchison, KS591526.2$428K−0.9%#180 of 538
2Hutchinson, KS566023.4$477K−0.6%#204 of 538
3Ottawa, KS562927.9$444K+1.1%#207 of 538
4Pittsburg, KS523824.0$440K+0.1%#262 of 538
5Emporia, KS513725.3$427K+0.4%#272 of 538
6Arkansas City-Winfield, KS503425.4$438K−0.4%#280 of 538
7Dodge City, KS404336.5$323K−0.6%#376 of 538
8McPherson, KS394234.5$350K−0.4%#386 of 538
9Hays, KS374435.9$338K+0.4%#404 of 538
10Salina, KS378634.5$313K−1.4%#405 of 538

Other business types in the Arkansas City-Winfield area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in the Arkansas City-Winfield, KS area?

The Arkansas City-Winfield area has 34 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Arkansas City-Winfield, KS area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $14.9M a year, or $1,112 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $438K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,387 households in the Arkansas City-Winfield area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Arkansas City-Winfield, KS area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

The Arkansas City-Winfield area has 25.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $438K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 744 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.

How fast is the Arkansas City-Winfield, KS area growing?

Population estimates put the Arkansas City-Winfield area at 34,382 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,387 households. The median household income in the Arkansas City-Winfield area is $57,878 a year, 28% 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. 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 Arkansas City-Winfield area scores 50 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #280 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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