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Tire shops in Los Angeles County, CA

How Los Angeles 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #600 of 1,530 scored counties
#29 of 47 scored counties in California

Listings
1,297
295 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
456
−1.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.6B
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,040 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,694,934
−3.0% 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 1,297 tire shops in Los Angeles County. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.

At $1,040 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Los Angeles County spend about $3.6B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 9% above 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 456 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Los Angeles County in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 7,492 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $7.6M have gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Los Angeles County.

Population estimates put the population change in Los Angeles County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Los Angeles County is 57 (upper middle), #600 of 1,530 scored counties and #29 of 47 scored counties in California.

How Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureLos Angeles CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.83.93.8
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.9M$2.5M
Households per official establishment7,4925,8786,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.3%+1.3%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,040$1,122$958
Median household income$90,112$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5752

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
462 → 456−1.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,915
Annual payroll, 2023
$153.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1,297295 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,420The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
13
Amount
$7.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,694,934−3.0% since 2020
Households
3,416,449
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
46%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
4,060 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,416
Median household income
$90,112+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,768
Median home value
$834,200
Jobs located here
4,875,632
Daytime population
10,082,231Residents 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 Los Angeles 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
29Los Angeles County, CA571,2973.8$2.7M−3.0%#600 of 1,530

Other business types in Los Angeles County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Los Angeles County, CA?

There are 1,297 tire shops on map listings in Los Angeles County as of September 2026. 295 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 456 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 1.3% from 2019.

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

About $3.6B a year, or $1,040 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,297 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,416,449 households in Los Angeles County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Los Angeles County has 3.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Los Angeles County would have about 1,420, against 1,297 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,492 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Los Angeles County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Los Angeles County at 9,694,934 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,416,449 households. Median household income in Los Angeles County is $90,112, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Los Angeles County scores 57 for tire shops (upper middle), #600 of 1,530 scored counties.

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