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Auto repair shops in Russell County, KS
The auto repair shops in Russell 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
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,156 a household
- Spending per listing
- $326K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.5
- 65% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 6,581
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,156 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Russell County spend about $3.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $326K per shop, 27% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 11 auto repair shops on map listings in Russell County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 35.5 per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mechanical, body and glass repair in Russell County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Russell County declined 1.4%, 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 Russell 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 | Russell County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.5 | 22.8 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $326K | $500K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 881 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.0% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,156 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,392 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 59 |
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
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Russell 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 Russell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 6,581−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 3,100
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 886 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $62,392
- Average household income
- $77,916
- Median home value
- $119,000
- Jobs located here
- 2,485
- Daytime population
- 6,305Residents 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 Russell 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 |
| Russell County, KS | Not scored | 11 | 35.5 | $326K | −1.4% |
Other business types in Russell County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Russell County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 auto repair shops in Russell County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Russell County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Russell County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $3.6M a year, or $1,156 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $326K 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 3,100 households in Russell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Russell County, KS compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Russell County has 35.5 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $326K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Russell County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Russell County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Russell County at 6,581 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,100 households. Median household income in Russell County is $62,392, 23% 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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