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Collision repair and body shops in Ellis County, KS
The collision repair and body shops in Ellis County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,142 of 1,327 scored counties
#15 of 18 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,214 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,075
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Ellis County is 28 (lower middle), #1,142 of 1,327 scored counties and #15 of 18 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,214 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Ellis County spend about $14.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 9 collision repair and body shops, that is $1.7M per shop, 46% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Ellis County has 9 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That is 7.3 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Ellis County in 2023. That is one for every 1,225 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $375K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Ellis County. Population estimates put the population change in Ellis County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ellis 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.
| Measure | Ellis County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,225 | 3,114 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.8% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,214 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,084 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $375K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Ellis 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 Ellis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,075+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 12,251
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $63,084+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,365
- Median home value
- $216,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,340
- Daytime population
- 30,752Residents 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 collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Ellis County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, KS | 88 | 45 | 1.8 | $6.5M | +4.2% | #17 of 1,327 |
| 2Douglas County, KS | 78 | 8 | 1.6 | $6.5M | +1.8% | #84 of 1,327 |
| 3Riley County, KS | 78 | 5 | 1.8 | $5.8M | +0.8% | #85 of 1,327 |
| 4Shawnee County, KS | 72 | 17 | 2.3 | $4.5M | 0.0% | #171 of 1,327 |
| 5Leavenworth County, KS | 72 | 10 | 3.3 | $3.8M | +3.2% | #180 of 1,327 |
| 6Wyandotte County, KS | 64 | 18 | 2.9 | $3.6M | +1.0% | #342 of 1,327 |
| 7Butler County, KS | 59 | 11 | 4.3 | $3M | +3.1% | #460 of 1,327 |
| 8Sedgwick County, KS | 55 | 64 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +2.6% | #540 of 1,327 |
| 9Saline County, KS | 47 | 9 | 4.0 | $2.6M | −1.6% | #726 of 1,327 |
| 10Pottawatomie County, KS | 45 | 7 | 7.5 | $1.8M | +6.9% | #786 of 1,327 |
| 15Ellis County, KS | 28 | 9 | 7.3 | $1.7M | +0.4% | #1,142 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Ellis County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care33
- Auto repair shops32
- Collision repair and body shops28
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations49
- Insurance agencies16
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Ellis County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 collision repair and body shops in Ellis County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Ellis County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.9M a year, or $1,214 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,251 households in Ellis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ellis County, KS compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Ellis County has 7.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Ellis County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,225 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Ellis County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Ellis County at 29,075 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,251 households. Median household income in Ellis County is $63,084, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Ellis County scores 28 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,142 of 1,327 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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