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Tire shops in the Topeka, KS metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in the Topeka, KS metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #290 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas

Listings
49
21 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
27
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$106.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,094 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
34% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
233,052
+0.1% 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 49 tire shops in the Topeka metro area. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 43%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 5.1 per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

At $1,094 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in the Topeka metro area spend about $106.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.2M per shop, 14% 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 27 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the Topeka metro area in 2023. That is one for every 3,593 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Topeka metro area grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Topeka metro area scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #290 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas.

How the Topeka metro 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.

Tire shops in Topeka, KS metro area compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureTopeka metro areaKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.14.53.8
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,5934,5166,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.3%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,094$1,140$958
Median household income$69,888$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score3540

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27
Employees, 2023
197
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4921 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The 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 Topeka metro 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 Topeka metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
233,052+0.1% since 2020
Households
96,999
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,233 sq. mi.
People per square mile
72
Median household income
$69,888+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,198
Median home value
$183,200
Jobs located here
117,217
Daytime population
240,729Residents 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 metro areas in Kansas for tire shops, numbered among those based in Kansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Topeka metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Kansas

Metro areas in Kansas ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lawrence, KS71142.8$3.7M+1.8%#59 of 386
Kansas City, MO-KS682993.3$3.3M+3.4%#81 of 386
2Wichita, KS511154.5$2.5M+2.4%#203 of 386
3Manhattan, KS50193.7$2.9M+1.4%#206 of 386
Joplin, MO-KS46415.2$2.1M+3.9%#232 of 386
St. Joseph, MO-KS39245.1$2.1M−2.0%#268 of 386
4Topeka, KS35495.1$2.2M+0.1%#290 of 386

Other business types in the Topeka metro area

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in the Topeka, KS metro area?

There are 49 tire shops on map listings in the Topeka metro area as of September 2026. 21 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in the Topeka, KS metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $106.1M a year, or $1,094 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 96,999 households in the Topeka metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Topeka, KS metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

The Topeka metro area has 5.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Topeka metro area would have about 42, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,593 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is the Topeka, KS metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Topeka metro area at 233,052 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 96,999 households. Median household income in the Topeka metro area is $69,888, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. The Topeka metro area scores 35 for tire shops (lower middle), #290 of 386 scored metro areas.

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How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in the Topeka metro area

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