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Collision repair and body shops in Barton County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,255 of 1,327 scored counties
#18 of 18 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,064 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
87% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,790
−2.5% 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 collision repair and body shops, Barton County has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #1,255 of 1,327 scored counties and #18 of 18 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 collision repair and body shops in Barton County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.

At $1,064 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Barton County spend about $11M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.8M per shop, 40% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Barton County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 1,730 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Barton County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Barton 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 collision repair and body 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.

Collision repair and body shops in Barton County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureBarton CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.83.33.1
Spending per listing$1.8M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment1,7303,1143,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.8%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,064$1,140$958
Median household income$58,851$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score2052

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 6
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$876K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 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 automotive body, paint and interior repair in Barton 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 Barton County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,790−2.5% since 2020
Households
10,380
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
895 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$58,851+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,743
Median home value
$126,400
Jobs located here
11,401
Daytime population
24,199Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Collision repair and body shops across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Barton County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, KS88451.8$6.5M+4.2%#17 of 1,327
2Douglas County, KS7881.6$6.5M+1.8%#84 of 1,327
3Riley County, KS7851.8$5.8M+0.8%#85 of 1,327
4Shawnee County, KS72172.3$4.5M0.0%#171 of 1,327
5Leavenworth County, KS72103.3$3.8M+3.2%#180 of 1,327
6Wyandotte County, KS64182.9$3.6M+1.0%#342 of 1,327
7Butler County, KS59114.3$3M+3.1%#460 of 1,327
8Sedgwick County, KS55643.1$3.5M+2.6%#540 of 1,327
9Saline County, KS4794.0$2.6M−1.6%#726 of 1,327
10Pottawatomie County, KS4577.5$1.8M+6.9%#786 of 1,327
18Barton County, KS2065.8$1.8M−2.5%#1,255 of 1,327

Other business types in Barton County

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

Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in Barton County, KS?

Barton County has 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

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

About $11M a year, or $1,064 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,380 households in Barton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barton County, KS compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

Barton County has 5.8 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Barton County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,730 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is Barton County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Barton County at 24,790 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,380 households. The median household income in Barton County is $58,851 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.4% 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. Barton County scores 20 for collision repair and body shops (low), #1,255 of 1,327 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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