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Kansas is an Auto State

68.8K Jobs

Powered by Kansas’s Auto Industry

Industry Impact

Every Job Tells a Story

Kansas’s auto industry supports an estimated 68,788 jobs — from assembly lines to engineering labs, supply chain logistics to dealership floors.

98.9K

New Vehicles Sold

$76,912

Average labor income per auto job

$5.29B

Annual Labor Income

3%

Share of Kansas Jobs Supported

4%

of Economy

$9.38B

State GDP

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and IHS Markit / S&P Global Mobility — Kansas, 2024.

Automaker Facilities

Built in Kansas

Facility Organization City State Type
Fairfax Assembly and Stamping General Motors Company Kansas City Kansas Assembly
Kansas City Regional Office Ford Motor Company Overland Park Kansas Offices & Training Centers
Subaru Service Training Center - Kansas City Subaru Lenexa Kansas Offices & Training Centers
Kansas City High Velocity Center Ford Motor Company Shawnee Kansas Logistics
Explore Nationwide Facilities
Source: Alliance for Automotive Innovation — Member Facility Directory, Kansas, 2024.

Tax Revenue Generation

$851.96M

in state tax revenue generated by the automotive industry’s economic activity.

7%

of total state tax revenue

$444.40M

Federal income taxes

$741.70M

Vehicle use tax / licenses / fees

$280.14M

New vehicle sales taxes

$67.60M

Parts & services sales tax

$54.76M

Corporate profits taxes

$163.88M

Used vehicle sales taxes

Source: Multi-industry contribution analysis of the economic impact of automotive manufacturing, selling, repairing, renting, and additional maintenance modeled using IMPLAN economic analysis data software, 2023 data year.

Vehicles Sold

98.9K

2024 Vehicle Sales

$4.31B

The average age of Kansas vehicles is 14.9 years

Compared to the national average of 12.2 years

Source: Compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility, sales figures represent new vehicle registrations between January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024; average age compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility, vehicles in operation as of December 31, 2024; New vehicle sales revenue derived from NADA Data.

New vehicle purchases and registrations

98.9K

new vehicles sold across Kansas in 2024

Purchases ByBody Style

  • 54.8K UVs (55.38%)
  • 25.2K Pickups (25.47%)
  • 14.7K Cars (14.83%)
  • 4.3K Vans/Minivans (4.32%)

Purchases ByPowertrain

  • 94.0K ICE / Hybrid (95.05%)
  • 3.8K Electric (3.81%)
  • 1.1K Plug-in Hybrid (1.14%)

Source: Registration figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility as of December 31, 2024; new purchase figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility representing new vehicle registrations between January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024.

Activity at Ports

Kansas’s Auto Trade Footprint

Kansas’s ports move vehicles and parts for the auto industry every year.

2024 Imports

2024 Exports

—

Vehicles & parts entering KS ports

—

Vehicles & parts shipped from KS ports

Past Decade Totals

—

Vehicles & parts entering KS ports

—

Vehicles & parts shipped from KS ports

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. International Trade Statistics — Kansas ports of entry, 2024.

Fueling

Kansas’s Fueling Network

Gasoline still anchors the network statewide, with 543 public EV charging stations across Kansas.

Gasoline Stations

1,637

EV Level 2 Charging Ports

902

EV DC Fast Charging Ports

259

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center — Kansas, 2024.

Consumers

67% of Kansas households own their homes, and 77% of workers drive alone to work.

Median Household Income

$70.3K

Owner Occupied Housing

67%

Rental Occupied Housing

33%

Commutingto Work

  • Drove Alone to Work (77%)
  • Worked from Home (10%)
  • Carpooled (9%)
  • Other (4%)
  • Public Transit (0%)

HousingType

  • Single-Family (72%)
  • 20+ Unit Buildings (6%)
  • 2-4 Units (6%)
  • 1-Unit (Attached) (5%)
  • Mobile / RV / Boat (4%)
  • 5-9 Units (4%)
  • 10-19 Units (4%)

Source: Figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2023.

Employment

Jobs Across the State

Headquarters, assembly plants, R&D centers, and supplier operations across the state — led by Kansas’s largest automotive employers.

Source: Alliance for Automotive Innovation — Member Facility Directory, Kansas, 2024.

  • 2,385

    Employees

    General Motors Company

    Fairfax Assembly and Stamping

  • 56

    Employees

    Ford Motor Company

    Kansas City High Velocity Center

  • 20

    Employees

    Ford Motor Company

    Kansas City Regional Office

  • 2

    Employees

    Subaru

    Subaru Service Training Center - Kansas City

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