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Tire shops in Douglas County, KS
The tire shops in Douglas County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #179 of 1,530 scored counties
#4 of 23 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 14
- 6 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $52.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,035 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,920
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Douglas County comes to about $52.2M a year: $1,035 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 49% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 14 tire shops on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. 6 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Douglas County in 2023. That is one for every 8,401 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Douglas County is 74 (upper middle), #179 of 1,530 scored counties and #4 of 23 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Douglas 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.
| Measure | Douglas County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,401 | 4,516 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,035 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,746 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 77
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 146 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,920+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 50,406
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 264
- Median household income
- $69,746+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,109
- Median home value
- $309,400
- Jobs located here
- 51,342
- Daytime population
- 115,968Residents 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 tire shops, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Douglas County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Leavenworth County, KS | 90 | 5 | 1.7 | $7.5M | +3.2% | #13 of 1,530 |
| 2Johnson County, KS | 79 | 67 | 2.7 | $4.4M | +4.2% | #110 of 1,530 |
| 3Butler County, KS | 77 | 10 | 3.9 | $3.3M | +3.1% | #139 of 1,530 |
| 4Douglas County, KS | 74 | 14 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +1.8% | #179 of 1,530 |
| 5Sedgwick County, KS | 57 | 93 | 4.5 | $2.4M | +2.6% | #612 of 1,530 |
| 6Sumner County, KS | 57 | 5 | 5.6 | $2.3M | −0.1% | #614 of 1,530 |
| 7Reno County, KS | 56 | 9 | 3.5 | $3.2M | −0.6% | #623 of 1,530 |
| 8Wyandotte County, KS | 53 | 28 | 4.5 | $2.3M | +1.0% | #702 of 1,530 |
| 9Harvey County, KS | 50 | 7 | 5.1 | $2.3M | −1.2% | #780 of 1,530 |
| 10Riley County, KS | 47 | 12 | 4.3 | $2.4M | +0.8% | #844 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Douglas County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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 tire shops are in Douglas County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 tire shops in Douglas County. 6 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Douglas County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $52.2M a year, or $1,035 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,406 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, KS compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Douglas County has 2.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.7M, 49% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Douglas County would have about 21, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,401 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 120,920 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,406 households. The median household income in Douglas County is $69,746 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Douglas County scores 74 for tire shops (upper middle), #179 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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