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Tire shops in Shawnee County, KS

How Shawnee 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,138 of 1,530 scored counties
#17 of 23 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
39
21 chain locations (54%)
Official establishments
23
−4.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$76.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,018 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
178,607
0.0% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Shawnee County comes to about $76.8M a year: $1,018 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 39 tire shops, that is $2M per shop, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Shawnee County has 39 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (54%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Shawnee County in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 3,281 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Shawnee County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Shawnee County is 35 (lower middle), #1,138 of 1,530 scored counties and #17 of 23 scored counties in Kansas.

How Shawnee 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 Shawnee County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureShawnee CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.24.53.8
Spending per listing$2M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,2814,5166,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.2%+5.3%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,018$1,140$958
Median household income$67,104$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score3540

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 23−4.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
189
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3921 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The 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 Shawnee 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 Shawnee County

Population, 2025 estimate
178,6070.0% since 2020
Households
75,458
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
544 sq. mi.
People per square mile
327
Median household income
$67,104+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,163
Median home value
$180,900
Jobs located here
103,349
Daytime population
200,016Residents 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 Shawnee 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
17Shawnee County, KS35395.2$2M0.0%#1,138 of 1,530

Other business types in Shawnee County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Shawnee County, KS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 tire shops in Shawnee County. 21 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019.

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

About $76.8M a year, or $1,018 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 75,458 households in Shawnee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Shawnee County has 5.2 tire shops per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Shawnee County would have about 31, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,281 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Shawnee County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Shawnee County at 178,607 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 75,458 households. The median household income in Shawnee County is $67,104 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.2% 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. Shawnee County scores 35 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,138 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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