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Auto repair shops in Crawford County, KS
How Crawford County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,387 of 2,378 scored counties
#24 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 38
- 5 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −13.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,056 a household
- Spending per listing
- $440K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.0
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,008
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Crawford County spend about $16.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,056 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $440K of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Crawford County has 38 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 24.0 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Crawford County was 19 in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 834 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 33 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $416K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Crawford County.
Population estimates show Crawford County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Crawford County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,387 of 2,378 scored counties and #24 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.
How Crawford 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 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.
| Measure | Crawford County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.0 | 22.8 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $440K | $500K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 834 | 881 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.6% | −1.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,056 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $52,844 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 19−13.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 84
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 385 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $416K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Crawford 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 Crawford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,008+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,838
- Median age
- 35.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 590 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $52,844+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,498
- Median home value
- $132,600
- Jobs located here
- 17,159
- Daytime population
- 39,240Residents 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 shops, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Crawford County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| 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 |
| 24Crawford County, KS | 46 | 38 | 24.0 | $440K | +0.1% | #1,387 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Crawford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 shops are in Crawford County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 auto repair shops in Crawford County. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Crawford County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.7M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $440K 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 15,838 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Crawford County, KS compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Crawford County has 24.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $440K, in line with 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 834 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Crawford County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Crawford County at 39,008 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,838 households. Median household income in Crawford County is $52,844, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Crawford County scores 46 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,387 of 2,378 scored counties.
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