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Tire shops in the Hays, KS area
How the Hays, KS area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
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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What this means
Households in the Hays area spend about $14.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $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. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 4 tire shops on map listings in the Hays area as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the Hays area 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 the Hays area grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 tire shops on map listings, the Hays area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Hays 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 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 | Hays area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,063 | 4,516 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/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 score | Not scored | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Hays 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 Hays area
- 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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Top small-town markets in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hutchinson, KS | 63 | 9 | 3.5 | $3.2M | −0.6% | #125 of 431 |
| 2Salina, KS | 55 | 11 | 4.4 | $2.4M | −1.4% | #176 of 431 |
| 3Pittsburg, KS | 53 | 7 | 4.4 | $2.4M | +0.1% | #193 of 431 |
| 4Emporia, KS | 44 | 9 | 6.2 | $1.8M | +0.4% | #268 of 431 |
| 5Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 43 | 9 | 6.7 | $1.7M | −0.4% | #275 of 431 |
| 6Dodge City, KS | 41 | 8 | 6.8 | $1.7M | −0.6% | #292 of 431 |
| 7Garden City, KS | 28 | 11 | 8.3 | $1.4M | −2.1% | #365 of 431 |
| 8Great Bend, KS | 25 | 10 | 9.6 | $1.1M | −2.5% | #377 of 431 |
| 9Liberal, KS | 22 | 8 | 11.0 | $983K | −3.6% | #390 of 431 |
| Hays, KS | Not scored | 4 | 3.3 | $3.7M | +0.4% |
Other business types in the Hays area
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 the Hays, KS area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 tire shops in the Hays area. 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 the Hays, KS area 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. 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 12,251 households in the Hays area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hays, KS area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
The Hays area 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 U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Hays area 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 the Hays, KS area growing?
Population estimates put the Hays area at 29,075 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,251 households. The median household income in the Hays area is $63,084 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Hays area 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?
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