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Tire shops in Ellis County, KS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Ellis County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,214 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
49% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,075
+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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 tire shops in Ellis County. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Ellis County comes to about $14.9M a year: $1,214 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.7M per shop, 49% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Ellis County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,063 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Ellis County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 tire shops on map listings, Ellis County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

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 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 Ellis County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureEllis CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.34.53.8
Spending per listing$3.7M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,0634,5166,381
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$1,214$1,140$958
Median household income$63,084$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
42 chain locations
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 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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Tire shops across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for tire shops, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Ellis 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
Ellis County, KSNot scored43.3$3.7M+0.4%

Other business types in Ellis County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Ellis County, KS?

There are 4 tire shops on map listings in Ellis County as of September 2026. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers 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 4 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. 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 tire shops?

Ellis County has 3.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 13% 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 national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Ellis County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,063 households, against one for every 6,381 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 has no market score for tire shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ellis County. It maps the tire shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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