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Tire shops in Cowley County, KS

How Cowley County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,027 of 1,530 scored counties
#15 of 23 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$14.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,112 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
76% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,382
−0.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 tire shops in Cowley County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 76% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Households in Cowley County spend about $14.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,112 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per shop, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Cowley County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Cowley County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Cowley County is 40 (lower middle), #1,027 of 1,530 scored counties and #15 of 23 scored counties in Kansas.

How Cowley 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 tire 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.

Tire shops in Cowley County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureCowley CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.74.53.8
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,5166,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.3%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,112$1,140$958
Median household income$57,878$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score4040

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
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 tire dealers in Cowley 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 Cowley County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,382−0.4% since 2020
Households
13,387
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,126 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$57,878+15.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,245
Median home value
$120,900
Jobs located here
13,490
Daytime population
33,626Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for tire shops, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Cowley County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Leavenworth County, KS9051.7$7.5M+3.2%#13 of 1,530
2Johnson County, KS79672.7$4.4M+4.2%#110 of 1,530
3Butler County, KS77103.9$3.3M+3.1%#139 of 1,530
4Douglas County, KS74142.8$3.7M+1.8%#179 of 1,530
5Sedgwick County, KS57934.5$2.4M+2.6%#612 of 1,530
6Sumner County, KS5755.6$2.3M−0.1%#614 of 1,530
7Reno County, KS5693.5$3.2M−0.6%#623 of 1,530
8Wyandotte County, KS53284.5$2.3M+1.0%#702 of 1,530
9Harvey County, KS5075.1$2.3M−1.2%#780 of 1,530
10Riley County, KS47124.3$2.4M+0.8%#844 of 1,530
15Cowley County, KS4096.7$1.7M−0.4%#1,027 of 1,530

Other business types in Cowley County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Cowley County, KS?

Cowley County has 9 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Cowley County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $14.9M a year, or $1,112 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,387 households in Cowley County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cowley County, KS compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Cowley County has 6.7 tire shops per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Cowley County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Cowley County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Cowley County at 34,382 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,387 households. Median household income in Cowley County is $57,878, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.5%, 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. Cowley County scores 40 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,027 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in Cowley County

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