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Collision repair and body shops in the Manhattan, KS metro area

How the Manhattan, KS metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #99 of 381 scored metro areas
#3 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas

Listings
15
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$55.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,083 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
136,122
+1.4% 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

Households in the Manhattan metro area spend about $55.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,083 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 20% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.

There are 15 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Manhattan metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in the Manhattan metro area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 4,658 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $280K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Manhattan metro area.

Population estimates show the Manhattan metro area grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Manhattan metro area scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #99 of 381 scored metro areas and #3 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas.

How the Manhattan metro area 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 Manhattan, KS metro area compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureManhattan metro areaKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.93.33.1
Spending per listing$3.7M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,6583,1143,689
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.8%−0.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,083$1,140$958
Median household income$65,469$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score6452

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11
Employees, 2023
59
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
152 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$280K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Manhattan metro area, 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 the Manhattan metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
136,122+1.4% since 2020
Households
51,234
Median age
31.4
Homes lived in by their owners
52%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,835 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$65,469+20.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,190
Median home value
$223,700
Jobs located here
49,254
Daytime population
135,991Residents 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 metro areas in Kansas for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Kansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Manhattan metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Kansas

Metro areas in Kansas ranked for collision repair and body shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lawrence, KS7881.6$6.5M+1.8%#15 of 381
2Topeka, KS75232.4$4.6M+0.1%#27 of 381
Kansas City, MO-KS702242.5$4.4M+3.4%#57 of 381
3Manhattan, KS64152.9$3.7M+1.4%#99 of 381
4Wichita, KS46833.3$3.4M+2.4%#223 of 381
Joplin, MO-KS36334.2$2.6M+3.9%#289 of 381
St. Joseph, MO-KS34214.5$2.4M−2.0%#308 of 381

Other business types in the Manhattan metro area

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

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Questions

How many collision repair and body shops are in the Manhattan, KS metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 collision repair and body shops in the Manhattan metro area. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.

How much do households in the Manhattan, KS metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $55.5M a year, or $1,083 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 51,234 households in the Manhattan metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Manhattan, KS metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?

The Manhattan metro area has 2.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.7M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Manhattan metro area would have about 18, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,658 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.

How fast is the Manhattan, KS metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Manhattan metro area at 136,122 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,234 households. Median household income in the Manhattan metro area is $65,469, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.9%, 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. The Manhattan metro area scores 64 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #99 of 381 scored metro areas.

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