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Tire shops in the Fresno, CA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in the Fresno, CA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #240 of 386 scored metro areas
#18 of 25 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 200
- 58 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 82
- −1.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $406.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,099 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,203,383
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 200 tire shops in the Fresno metro area. 58 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in the Fresno metro area spend about $406.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,099 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per shop, 19% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 82 businesses with payroll in the Fresno metro area classed as tire dealers, down 1.2% from 2019. That is one for every 4,513 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in the Fresno metro area.
Population estimates show the Fresno metro area grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, the Fresno metro area has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #240 of 386 scored metro areas and #18 of 25 scored metro areas based in California.
How the Fresno metro area compares
The same measures for California 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 | Fresno metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,513 | 5,878 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.2% | +1.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,099 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,468 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 82−1.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 607
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20058 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 163The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in the Fresno 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 Fresno metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,203,383+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 370,081
- Median age
- 34.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 8,095 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $74,468
- Average household income
- $100,662
- Median home value
- $389,400
- Jobs located here
- 466,033
- Daytime population
- 1,171,895Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 73 | 191 | 2.8 | $4.3M | −0.6% | #40 of 386 |
| 2Napa, CA | 69 | 13 | 2.6 | $4.6M | −3.3% | #67 of 386 |
| 3Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 68 | 27 | 2.8 | $4.4M | −4.7% | #77 of 386 |
| 4San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 67 | 407 | 2.3 | $4.5M | −2.4% | #90 of 386 |
| 5Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 65 | 86 | 3.1 | $4.1M | −1.5% | #99 of 386 |
| 6San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 65 | 34 | 3.1 | $3.9M | 0.0% | #100 of 386 |
| 7Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 61 | 59 | 3.1 | $3.8M | −0.4% | #122 of 386 |
| 8Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 61 | 310 | 3.5 | $3.2M | +3.2% | #125 of 386 |
| 9San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 60 | 395 | 3.4 | $3.3M | −0.6% | #133 of 386 |
| 10Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 58 | 47 | 3.1 | $3.7M | −1.4% | #146 of 386 |
| 18Fresno, CA | 44 | 200 | 5.4 | $2M | +3.2% | #240 of 386 |
Other business types in the Fresno metro area
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 the Fresno, CA metro area?
There are 200 tire shops on map listings in the Fresno metro area as of September 2026. 58 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 82 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 1.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Fresno, CA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $406.8M a year, or $1,099 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 200 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 370,081 households in the Fresno metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fresno, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
The Fresno metro area has 5.4 tire shops per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Fresno metro area would have about 163, against 200 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,513 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Fresno, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Fresno metro area at 1,203,383 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 370,081 households. Median household income in the Fresno metro area is $74,468, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Fresno metro area scores 44 for tire shops (lower middle), #240 of 386 scored metro areas.
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