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Auto repair shops in Finney County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,045 of 2,378 scored counties
#36 of 38 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
42
2 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
31
+55.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$15.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,170 a household
Spending per listing
$368K
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.7
47% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,505
−2.1% 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

For auto repair shops, Finney County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #2,045 of 2,378 scored counties and #36 of 38 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Finney County spend about $15.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,170 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That is about $368K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 17% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

Finney County has 42 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.7, 47% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Finney County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 55.0% from 2019. That is one for every 427 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $398K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Finney County. Population estimates show Finney County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Finney 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 Finney County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureFinney CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.722.821.5
Spending per listing$368K$500K$445K
Households per official establishment427881955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+55.0%−1.0%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,170$1,140$958
Median household income$73,009$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score2959

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 31+55.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
115
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
44Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
422 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$398K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Finney 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 Finney County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,505−2.1% since 2020
Households
13,229
Median age
33.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,302 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$73,009+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,638
Median home value
$201,400
Jobs located here
19,852
Daytime population
39,125Residents 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 Finney 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
36Finney County, KS294231.7$368K−2.1%#2,045 of 2,378

Other business types in Finney County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Finney County, KS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 auto repair shops in Finney County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 55.0% from 2019. Another 44 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $15.5M a year, or $1,170 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $368K 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 13,229 households in Finney County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Finney County has 31.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $368K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Finney County would have about 35, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 427 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 55.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Finney County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Finney County at 37,505 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,229 households. Median household income in Finney County is $73,009, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. Finney County scores 29 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #2,045 of 2,378 scored counties.

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