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Tire shops in Humboldt County, CA

How Humboldt County, CA 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #507 of 1,530 scored counties
#23 of 47 scored counties in California

Listings
12
4 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$54.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $990 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
81% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
131,647
−3.4% 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

Households in Humboldt County spend about $54.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $990 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 81% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

There are 12 tire shops on map listings in Humboldt County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 33%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Humboldt County in 2023. That is one for every 6,102 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Humboldt County declined 3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For tire shops, Humboldt County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #507 of 1,530 scored counties and #23 of 47 scored counties in California.

How Humboldt County 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.

Tire shops in Humboldt County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureHumboldt CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.23.93.8
Spending per listing$4.5M$2.9M$2.5M
Households per official establishment6,1025,8786,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.3%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.4%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$990$1,122$958
Median household income$61,160$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6052

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 9
Employees, 2023
95
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
124 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Humboldt 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 Humboldt County

Population, 2025 estimate
131,647−3.4% since 2020
Households
54,922
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,568 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$61,160+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,194
Median home value
$446,900
Jobs located here
48,178
Daytime population
133,286Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for tire shops, numbered among those based in California, with Humboldt County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Placer County, CA90392.5$4.9M+8.9%#15 of 1,530
2Yuba County, CA8982.8$4.1M+8.2%#19 of 1,530
3San Mateo County, CA78532.0$6M−2.5%#120 of 1,530
4El Dorado County, CA77192.5$5.1M+0.6%#131 of 1,530
5Nevada County, CA77122.8$4.2M−0.4%#134 of 1,530
6Santa Clara County, CA761812.7$4.4M−0.9%#149 of 1,530
7Marin County, CA75212.0$5.6M−2.9%#160 of 1,530
8Contra Costa County, CA721182.8$4.3M+0.3%#220 of 1,530
9Napa County, CA71132.6$4.6M−3.3%#238 of 1,530
10Orange County, CA713783.5$3.4M−1.1%#243 of 1,530
23Humboldt County, CA60122.2$4.5M−3.4%#507 of 1,530

Other business types in Humboldt County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Humboldt County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 tire shops in Humboldt County. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in Humboldt County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $54.4M a year, or $990 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 54,922 households in Humboldt County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Humboldt County, CA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Humboldt County has 2.2 tire shops per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $4.5M, 81% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Humboldt County would have about 22, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,102 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Humboldt County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Humboldt County at 131,647 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,922 households. The median household income in Humboldt County is $61,160 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. Humboldt County scores 60 for tire shops (upper middle), #507 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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