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Tire shops in Riley County, KS
How Riley 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #844 of 1,530 scored counties
#10 of 23 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 12
- 7 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,053 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,598
- +0.8% since 2020
See the tire shops around any address in Riley County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 tire shops in Riley County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 58%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Riley County spend about $29.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,053 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 3% 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.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Riley County in 2023. That is one for every 3,956 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Riley County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Riley County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #844 of 1,530 scored counties and #10 of 23 scored counties in Kansas.
How Riley 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 | Riley County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,956 | 4,516 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,053 | $1,140 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,098 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 47
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 127 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Riley 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 Riley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,598+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,695
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $61,098+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,486
- Median home value
- $237,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,758
- Daytime population
- 75,612Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Riley County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the tire shops on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for tire shops, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Riley 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 Riley 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 Riley County, KS?
There are 12 tire shops on map listings in Riley County as of September 2026. 7 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Riley County, KS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $29.2M a year, or $1,053 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,695 households in Riley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Riley County, KS compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Riley County has 4.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,956 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Riley County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Riley County at 72,598 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,695 households. Median household income in Riley County is $61,098, 24% 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. Riley County scores 47 for tire shops (lower middle), #844 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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