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Tire shops in Mendocino County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Mendocino County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #540 of 1,530 scored counties
#27 of 47 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 12
- 4 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,048 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,122
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,048 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Mendocino County spend about $36.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 22% 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 Mendocino County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Mendocino County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 6,968 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $565K has gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Mendocino County.
Population estimates show Mendocino County declined 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Mendocino County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #540 of 1,530 scored counties and #27 of 47 scored counties in California.
How Mendocino 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 | Mendocino County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,968 | 5,878 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,048 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,092 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- 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
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $565K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Mendocino 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 Mendocino County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,122−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 34,842
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,507 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $68,092+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,438
- Median home value
- $512,200
- Jobs located here
- 29,495
- Daytime population
- 87,475Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 27Mendocino County, CA | 59 | 12 | 3.4 | $3M | −3.5% | #540 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Mendocino County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many tire shops are in Mendocino County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 tire shops in Mendocino County. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Mendocino County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $36.5M a year, or $1,048 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 34,842 households in Mendocino County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mendocino County, CA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Mendocino County has 3.4 tire shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Mendocino County would have about 15, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,968 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Mendocino County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Mendocino County at 88,122 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,842 households. The median household income in Mendocino County is $68,092 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. Mendocino County scores 59 for tire shops (upper middle), #540 of 1,530 scored counties.
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