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Auto repair shops in Decatur County, KS

The auto repair shops in Decatur County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,268 a household
Spending per listing
$561K
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.6
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,716
−1.7% 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 Decatur County spend about $1.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,268 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 auto repair shops, that is $561K per shop, 26% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

There are 3 auto repair shops on map listings in Decatur County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.6, 5% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for mechanical, body and glass repair in Decatur County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Decatur County declined 1.7%, 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 Decatur 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.

Auto repair shops in Decatur County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureDecatur CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.622.821.5
Spending per listing$561K$500K$445K
Households per official establishmentn/a881955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.0%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,268$1,140$958
Median household income$53,870$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

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
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Decatur 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 Decatur County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,716−1.7% since 2020
Households
1,327
Median age
49.2
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
894 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$53,870
Average household income
$70,420
Median home value
$89,500
Jobs located here
888
Daytime population
2,277Residents 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 counties in Kansas for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Decatur County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, KS8635314.1$826K+4.2%#40 of 2,378
2Dickinson County, KS841316.2$799K+1.4%#59 of 2,378
3Jefferson County, KS811317.5$795K−0.2%#96 of 2,378
4Jackson County, KS801223.9$572K+1.5%#122 of 2,378
5Miami County, KS762316.7$780K+5.9%#185 of 2,378
6Butler County, KS765923.3$564K+3.1%#197 of 2,378
7Leavenworth County, KS745317.6$710K+3.2%#225 of 2,378
8Douglas County, KS737915.7$660K+1.8%#258 of 2,378
9Riley County, KS724014.4$729K+0.8%#283 of 2,378
10Pottawatomie County, KS691819.2$692K+6.9%#363 of 2,378
Decatur County, KSNot scored322.6$561K−1.7%

Other business types in Decatur 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 shops are in Decatur County, KS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 auto repair shops in Decatur County. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Decatur County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $1.7M a year, or $1,268 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $561K 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 1,327 households in Decatur County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Decatur County, KS compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Decatur County has 22.6 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $561K, 26% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Decatur County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Decatur County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Decatur County at 2,716 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,327 households. Median household income in Decatur County is $53,870, 33% 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 shops · All 56 business types in Decatur County

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