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Top markets for tire shops
Every U.S. metro area, small-town market and county, ranked by the Groundwork market score for tire shops. The score weighs household spending per shop, households per business, population growth and spending power.
- Listings in the U.S.
- 49,435
- 19,163 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 20,250
- −0.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $123.8B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- Spending per listing: $2.5M
A site report maps the tire shops on map listings around the address by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 49,435 tire shops in the U.S. 19,163 of them (39%) are chain locations. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households.
Households in the U.S. spend about $123.8B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $958 per household. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 20,250 businesses with payroll in the U.S. classed as tire dealers, down 0.4% from 2019. They employ 170,169 people, with $9.1B in annual payroll.
The Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area has the highest market score for tire shops among 386 scored metro areas, at 86. In the 10 highest-scoring metro areas, the median spending per shop is 89% above the U.S. figure, and the median rate of listings per household is 38% below the U.S. rate.
Top markets
These tables (CSV)Ranked by the Groundwork market score, which weighs household spending per competitor, households per business with payroll, population growth and spending power against every other market of the same kind. How the score works.
Top metro areas of 1 million people or more
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 82 | 379 | 2.6 | $4.2M | +2.6% |
| 16Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 80 | 360 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +3.3% |
| 32Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 75 | 139 | 3.2 | $3.5M | +2.8% |
| 40San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 73 | 191 | 2.8 | $4.3M | −0.6% |
| 41Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 73 | 249 | 2.5 | $4.2M | +1.0% |
| 48Urban Honolulu, HI | 72 | 65 | 1.9 | $5.4M | −2.3% |
| 50Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 72 | 145 | 2.2 | $4.4M | 0.0% |
| 55Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 72 | 322 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +14.0% |
| 64Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 70 | 287 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +5.8% |
| 72Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 69 | 596 | 2.5 | $3.6M | +3.3% |
| 76Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 69 | 319 | 3.8 | $2.8M | +5.4% |
| 81Kansas City, MO-KS | 68 | 299 | 3.3 | $3.3M | +3.4% |
| 82Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 68 | 422 | 3.5 | $3.2M | +4.1% |
| 87Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 68 | 734 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +7.3% |
| 90San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 67 | 407 | 2.3 | $4.5M | −2.4% |
Top 50 metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 86 | 38 | 3.1 | $3.7M | +9.5% |
| 2Bellingham, WA | 84 | 19 | 2.0 | $5.5M | +3.9% |
| 3Madison, WI | 84 | 65 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +4.1% |
| 4Appleton, WI | 84 | 24 | 2.4 | $4.7M | +2.7% |
| 5Anchorage, AK | 83 | 34 | 2.3 | $4.8M | +1.9% |
| 6Greeley, CO | 83 | 47 | 3.8 | $3.3M | +14.2% |
| 7Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 82 | 24 | 2.0 | $5.6M | +2.8% |
| 8Monroe, MI | 82 | 13 | 2.1 | $5.4M | +0.7% |
| 9Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 82 | 379 | 2.6 | $4.2M | +2.6% |
| 10Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 82 | 42 | 2.7 | $4.2M | +4.8% |
| 11Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 81 | 30 | 2.8 | $4.3M | +2.7% |
| 12Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 81 | 12 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +10.3% |
| 13Columbus, IN | 81 | 11 | 3.3 | $3.5M | +4.3% |
| 14Rochester, MN | 80 | 19 | 2.0 | $5.6M | +2.0% |
| 15Midland, MI | 80 | 8 | 2.3 | $4.8M | +0.3% |
| 16Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 80 | 360 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +3.3% |
| 17Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 79 | 9 | 1.6 | $7.5M | −2.5% |
| 18Janesville-Beloit, WI | 79 | 18 | 2.7 | $4M | +1.7% |
| 19Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 79 | 16 | 3.1 | $4M | +2.4% |
| 20Grants Pass, OR | 78 | 9 | 2.5 | $4.6M | −0.4% |
| 21Gettysburg, PA | 77 | 5 | 1.2 | $8.6M | +3.6% |
| 22Barnstable Town, MA | 77 | 17 | 1.6 | $5.8M | +2.4% |
| 23Green Bay, WI | 77 | 42 | 3.1 | $3.6M | +2.5% |
| 24Eau Claire, WI | 77 | 23 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +2.6% |
| 25La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 76 | 16 | 2.2 | $4.7M | +0.4% |
| 26Kenosha, WI | 76 | 17 | 2.5 | $4.4M | −0.4% |
| 27Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 76 | 30 | 2.7 | $4.1M | +6.5% |
| 28Charlottesville, VA | 76 | 24 | 2.7 | $3.7M | +3.1% |
| 29Fond du Lac, WI | 75 | 11 | 2.5 | $4.3M | +0.5% |
| 30Longview-Kelso, WA | 75 | 12 | 2.7 | $4.2M | +3.5% |
| 31Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 75 | 16 | 2.9 | $4M | +1.0% |
| 32Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 75 | 139 | 3.2 | $3.5M | +2.8% |
| 33Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 75 | 80 | 3.9 | $3.4M | +14.5% |
| 34Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 74 | 10 | 2.3 | $4.7M | −0.9% |
| 35Sheboygan, WI | 74 | 11 | 2.2 | $4.7M | 0.0% |
| 36Bloomington, IN | 74 | 16 | 2.4 | $4.2M | +2.0% |
| 37Traverse City, MI | 74 | 18 | 2.8 | $4M | +2.2% |
| 38Fargo, ND-MN | 74 | 32 | 2.9 | $3.6M | +7.7% |
| 39Wausau, WI | 73 | 11 | 1.9 | $5.9M | +1.0% |
| 40San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 73 | 191 | 2.8 | $4.3M | −0.6% |
| 41Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 73 | 249 | 2.5 | $4.2M | +1.0% |
| 42Salem, OR | 73 | 45 | 2.8 | $3.9M | +2.7% |
| 43Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 73 | 23 | 2.9 | $3.7M | +0.4% |
| 44Grand Junction, CO | 73 | 20 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +4.4% |
| 45Bend, OR | 73 | 38 | 3.6 | $3.3M | +7.0% |
| 46Omaha, NE-IA | 73 | 133 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +4.2% |
| 47Corvallis, OR | 72 | 6 | 1.6 | $6.7M | +4.4% |
| 48Urban Honolulu, HI | 72 | 65 | 1.9 | $5.4M | −2.3% |
| 49Ann Arbor, MI | 72 | 29 | 1.9 | $5.3M | −0.4% |
| 50Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 72 | 145 | 2.2 | $4.4M | 0.0% |
Top 25 small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelton, WA | 97 | 6 | 2.3 | $5.6M | +7.8% |
| 2Blackfoot, ID | 93 | 6 | 3.7 | $3.6M | +6.4% |
| 3Hilo-Kailua, HI | 90 | 14 | 1.9 | $6M | +4.6% |
| 4Holland, MI | 89 | 11 | 2.4 | $5M | +2.1% |
| 5Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 87 | 8 | 2.7 | $4.2M | +2.2% |
| 6Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 86 | 13 | 3.0 | $3.9M | +0.8% |
| 7Fremont, NE | 86 | 5 | 3.3 | $3.6M | +2.6% |
| 8Brainerd, MN | 86 | 16 | 3.8 | $3M | +4.3% |
| 9Moscow, ID | 85 | 5 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +5.6% |
| 10Seaford, DE | 85 | 29 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +16.1% |
| 11Baraboo, WI | 83 | 5 | 1.8 | $6.3M | +1.3% |
| 12Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 83 | 12 | 2.8 | $4.2M | −0.4% |
| 13Torrington, CT | 82 | 8 | 1.7 | $5.8M | +2.2% |
| 14Aberdeen, WA | 82 | 8 | 2.6 | $4.2M | +3.0% |
| 15Putnam, CT | 82 | 10 | 2.5 | $4M | +3.0% |
| 16Menomonie, WI | 82 | 6 | 3.4 | $3.4M | +1.7% |
| 17Athens, TN | 82 | 8 | 3.0 | $3.4M | +8.2% |
| 18Faribault-Northfield, MN | 82 | 8 | 3.4 | $3.4M | +4.2% |
| 19Manitowoc, WI | 81 | 9 | 2.6 | $4.2M | +0.4% |
| 20Auburn, IN | 81 | 7 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +2.9% |
| 21Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 80 | 6 | 2.8 | $4.6M | +0.9% |
| 22Heber, UT | 80 | 10 | 3.5 | $3.9M | +5.3% |
| 23Wilmington, OH | 80 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.9M | +0.6% |
| 24Hemlock Farms, PA | 80 | 7 | 2.9 | $3.3M | +7.2% |
| 25Pahrump, NV | 80 | 10 | 4.5 | $2.5M | +10.3% |
Top 25 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mason County, WA | 93 | 6 | 2.3 | $5.6M | +7.8% |
| 2Sherburne County, MN | 93 | 9 | 2.5 | $5.2M | +6.8% |
| 3Carver County, MN | 93 | 11 | 2.7 | $4.9M | +6.6% |
| 4Douglas County, CO | 92 | 32 | 2.3 | $5.6M | +10.9% |
| 5Washington County, MN | 92 | 26 | 2.5 | $4.9M | +6.9% |
| 6Lyon County, NV | 92 | 7 | 2.9 | $4.2M | +9.5% |
| 7Platte County, MO | 91 | 5 | 1.1 | $10.3M | +6.7% |
| 8Dallas County, IA | 91 | 8 | 1.9 | $6.4M | +17.8% |
| 9St. Croix County, WI | 91 | 9 | 2.4 | $5.5M | +4.7% |
| 10Clark County, WA | 91 | 43 | 2.2 | $5.3M | +5.3% |
| 11Rockwall County, TX | 91 | 11 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +28.9% |
| 12Delaware County, OH | 91 | 27 | 3.3 | $3.9M | +12.5% |
| 13Leavenworth County, KS | 90 | 5 | 1.7 | $7.5M | +3.2% |
| 14Loudoun County, VA | 90 | 31 | 2.2 | $5.2M | +6.4% |
| 15Placer County, CA | 90 | 39 | 2.5 | $4.9M | +8.9% |
| 16Chisago County, MN | 90 | 6 | 2.8 | $4.8M | +4.3% |
| 17Frederick County, VA | 90 | 9 | 2.5 | $4.4M | +8.8% |
| 18Clermont County, OH | 89 | 21 | 2.5 | $4.8M | +3.9% |
| 19Yuba County, CA | 89 | 8 | 2.8 | $4.1M | +8.2% |
| 20Sarpy County, NE | 89 | 25 | 3.4 | $3.6M | +9.0% |
| 21Warren County, MO | 89 | 5 | 3.6 | $3.6M | +9.2% |
| 22Bingham County, ID | 88 | 6 | 3.7 | $3.6M | +6.4% |
| 23Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 88 | 15 | 3.8 | $3.3M | +10.4% |
| 24Sandoval County, NM | 87 | 12 | 2.1 | $5.6M | +6.9% |
| 25Pinal County, AZ | 87 | 53 | 3.3 | $3.4M | +25.4% |
Scored: 386 metro areas, 431 small-town markets and 1,530 counties, each with at least 5 tire shops on map listings (counties: 10,000 people or more). Spending per listing is all household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs over the listings: demand for each competitor, not revenue. Each market has its own page, reached from its state below.
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Tire shops figures for all 387 metro areas, 538 small-town markets, 3,144 counties and 51 states: the Groundwork market score and rank, map listings and chains, household spending, businesses with payroll, employees and payroll, one-person businesses, SBA-backed loans, population, income and home value, each linked to its page. Sorted, filterable and ready to screen.
Tire shops by state
Every market in each state ranked, with the state’s highest-scoring metro area.
- AlabamaTop metro area: Auburn-Opelika metro area · 56
- AlaskaTop metro area: Anchorage metro area · 83
- ArizonaTop metro area: Prescott Valley-Prescott metro area · 76
- ArkansasTop metro area: Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area · 57
- CaliforniaTop metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area · 73
- ColoradoTop metro area: Greeley metro area · 83
- ConnecticutTop metro area: Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area · 69
- DelawareTop metro area: Dover metro area · 49
- District of ColumbiaTop metro area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area · 69
- FloridaTop metro area: Naples-Marco Island metro area · 72
- GeorgiaTop metro area: Savannah metro area · 48
- HawaiiTop metro area: Kahului-Wailuku metro area · 79
- IdahoTop metro area: Coeur d’Alene metro area · 72
- IllinoisTop metro area: Peoria metro area · 66
- IndianaTop metro area: Columbus metro area · 81
- IowaTop metro area: Sioux City metro area · 75
- KansasTop metro area: Lawrence metro area · 71
- KentuckyTop metro area: Bowling Green metro area · 56
- LouisianaTop metro area: Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area · 43
- MaineTop metro area: Portland-South Portland metro area · 58
- MarylandTop metro area: Salisbury metro area · 71
- MassachusettsTop metro area: Barnstable Town metro area · 77
- MichiganTop metro area: Monroe metro area · 82
- MinnesotaTop metro area: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area · 82
- MississippiTop metro area: Gulfport-Biloxi metro area · 25
- MissouriTop metro area: Kansas City metro area · 68
- MontanaTop metro area: Missoula metro area · 71
- NebraskaTop metro area: Omaha metro area · 73
- NevadaTop metro area: Reno metro area · 70
- New HampshireTop metro area: Manchester-Nashua metro area · 46
- New JerseyTop metro area: Trenton-Princeton metro area · 64
- New MexicoTop metro area: Santa Fe metro area · 64
- New YorkTop metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area · 55
- North CarolinaTop metro area: Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area · 81
- North DakotaTop metro area: Fargo metro area · 74
- OhioTop metro area: Sandusky metro area · 71
- OklahomaTop metro area: Oklahoma City metro area · 50
- OregonTop metro area: Grants Pass metro area · 78
- PennsylvaniaTop metro area: Gettysburg metro area · 77
- Rhode IslandTop metro area: Providence-Warwick metro area · 57
- South CarolinaTop metro area: Charleston-North Charleston metro area · 68
- South DakotaTop metro area: Sioux Falls metro area · 86
- TennesseeTop metro area: Chattanooga metro area · 60
- TexasTop metro area: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro area · 72
- UtahTop metro area: Provo-Orem-Lehi metro area · 75
- VermontTop metro area: Burlington-South Burlington metro area · 46
- VirginiaTop metro area: Charlottesville metro area · 76
- WashingtonTop metro area: Bellingham metro area · 84
- West VirginiaTop metro area: Morgantown metro area · 42
- WisconsinTop metro area: Madison metro area · 84
- WyomingTop metro area: Cheyenne metro area · 49
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Questions
Which metro areas have the highest market score for tire shops?
The top 5 are Sioux Falls, SD-MN (86); Bellingham, WA (84); Madison, WI (84); Appleton, WI (84); and Anchorage, AK (83). The score compares each of 386 scored metro areas with the others for tire shops.
How many tire shops are in the U.S.?
The U.S. has 49,435 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 19,163 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 20,250 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 0.4% from 2019.
How much do U.S. households spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $123.8B a year, or $958 per household. Spread across the 49,435 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 129,209,336 households in the U.S. and national spending patterns by income.
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. Markets with fewer than 5 map listings of the type, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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