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Auto repair shops in Reno County, KS

How Reno 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,224 of 2,378 scored counties
#21 of 38 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
60
10 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
33
+10.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$28.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,117 a household
Spending per listing
$477K
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.4
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,539
−0.6% 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 60 auto repair shops in Reno County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 17%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 23.4 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Reno County comes to about $28.6M a year: $1,117 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That works out to $477K per shop, 7% above 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 Reno County was 33 in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 776 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 64 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Reno County.

Population estimates show Reno County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Reno County is 49 (lower middle), #1,224 of 2,378 scored counties and #21 of 38 scored counties in Kansas.

How Reno 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 Reno County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureReno CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.422.821.5
Spending per listing$477K$500K$445K
Households per official establishment776881955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.0%−1.0%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,117$1,140$958
Median household income$60,645$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score4959

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30 → 33+10.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
126
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
64Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6010 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
64The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
61,539−0.6% since 2020
Households
25,592
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,255 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$60,645+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,239
Median home value
$132,500
Jobs located here
26,872
Daytime population
60,463Residents 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 Reno 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
21Reno County, KS496023.4$477K−0.6%#1,224 of 2,378

Other business types in Reno County

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

Questions

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

Reno County has 60 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. Official counts list 64 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $28.6M a year, or $1,117 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $477K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,592 households in Reno County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Reno County has 23.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $477K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Reno County would have about 64, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 776 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Reno County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Reno County at 61,539 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,592 households. The median household income in Reno County is $60,645 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Reno County scores 49 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,224 of 2,378 scored counties.

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