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Tire shops in Marin County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Marin County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #160 of 1,530 scored counties
#7 of 47 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 21
- 6 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $117.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,137 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.6M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 253,694
- −2.9% since 2020
See the tire shops around any address in Marin County
The site report maps the tire shops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Marin County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Marin County comes to about $117.1M a year: $1,137 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.6M per shop, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 21 tire shops on map listings in Marin County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Marin County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 9,365 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Marin County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For tire shops, Marin County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #160 of 1,530 scored counties and #7 of 47 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Marin 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.
| Measure | Marin County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.6M | $2.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,365 | 5,878 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,137 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $149,091 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 138
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 216 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The 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 Marin 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 Marin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 253,694−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 103,018
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 520 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $149,091+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $232,579
- Median home value
- $1,507,300
- Jobs located here
- 110,704
- Daytime population
- 260,594Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Marin County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the tire shops on map listings by name and distance.
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Placer County, CA | 90 | 39 | 2.5 | $4.9M | +8.9% | #15 of 1,530 |
| 2Yuba County, CA | 89 | 8 | 2.8 | $4.1M | +8.2% | #19 of 1,530 |
| 3San Mateo County, CA | 78 | 53 | 2.0 | $6M | −2.5% | #120 of 1,530 |
| 4El Dorado County, CA | 77 | 19 | 2.5 | $5.1M | +0.6% | #131 of 1,530 |
| 5Nevada County, CA | 77 | 12 | 2.8 | $4.2M | −0.4% | #134 of 1,530 |
| 6Santa Clara County, CA | 76 | 181 | 2.7 | $4.4M | −0.9% | #149 of 1,530 |
| 7Marin County, CA | 75 | 21 | 2.0 | $5.6M | −2.9% | #160 of 1,530 |
| 8Contra Costa County, CA | 72 | 118 | 2.8 | $4.3M | +0.3% | #220 of 1,530 |
| 9Napa County, CA | 71 | 13 | 2.6 | $4.6M | −3.3% | #238 of 1,530 |
| 10Orange County, CA | 71 | 378 | 3.5 | $3.4M | −1.1% | #243 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Marin County
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 Marin County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 tire shops in Marin County. 6 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Marin County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $117.1M a year, or $1,137 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 103,018 households in Marin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marin County, CA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Marin County has 2.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $5.6M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Marin County would have about 47, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,365 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Marin County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Marin County at 253,694 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 103,018 households. The median household income in Marin County is $149,091 a year, 85% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.4% 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. Marin County scores 75 for tire shops (high), #160 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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