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Auto repair shops in Miami County, KS
The auto repair shops in Miami County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #185 of 2,378 scored counties
#5 of 38 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 23
- 4 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,306 a household
- Spending per listing
- $780K
- 75% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.7
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,240
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair shops, Miami County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #185 of 2,378 scored counties and #5 of 38 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
At $1,306 per household (36% above the U.S. average), households in Miami County spend about $17.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $780K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 75% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
Miami County has 23 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 16.7 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Miami County in 2023. That is one for every 763 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Miami County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Miami 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 | Miami County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.7 | 22.8 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $780K | $500K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 763 | 881 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,306 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 73
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 234 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Miami 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 Miami County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,240+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 13,738
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 576 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $89,000+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,192
- Median home value
- $287,700
- Jobs located here
- 9,234
- Daytime population
- 25,255Residents 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 Miami 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 |
Other business types in Miami 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 Miami County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 auto repair shops in Miami County. 4 of them (17%) 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 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Miami County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.9M a year, or $1,306 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $780K 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 13,738 households in Miami County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Miami County, KS compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Miami County has 16.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $780K, 75% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Miami County would have about 40, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 763 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Miami County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Miami County at 36,240 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,738 households. Median household income in Miami County is $89,000, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Miami County scores 76 for auto repair shops (high), #185 of 2,378 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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