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Tire shops in San Bernardino County, CA
How San Bernardino 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #861 of 1,530 scored counties
#38 of 47 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 450
- 137 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 177
- +22.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $826.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,225 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 76% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,224,091
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 450 tire shops in San Bernardino County. Of those, 137 are chain locations, or 30%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 76% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in San Bernardino County spend about $826.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,225 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per shop, 27% 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.
Official counts show 177 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in San Bernardino County in 2023, up 22.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,813 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.5M has gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in San Bernardino County.
Population estimates put the population change in San Bernardino County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, San Bernardino County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #861 of 1,530 scored counties and #38 of 47 scored counties in California.
How San Bernardino 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 | San Bernardino County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,813 | 5,878 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.1% | +1.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,225 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $85,478 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 145 → 177+22.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,313
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $72.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 450137 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 330The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,224,091+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 674,915
- Median age
- 35.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 20,068 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $85,478+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,213
- Median home value
- $505,000
- Jobs located here
- 841,641
- Daytime population
- 2,086,204Residents 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 |
| 38San Bernardino County, CA | 47 | 450 | 6.7 | $1.8M | +1.9% | #861 of 1,530 |
Other business types in San Bernardino County
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Questions
How many tire shops are in San Bernardino County, CA?
San Bernardino County has 450 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 137 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 177 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, up 22.1% from 2019.
How much do households in San Bernardino County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $826.7M a year, or $1,225 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 450 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 674,915 households in San Bernardino County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Bernardino County, CA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
San Bernardino County has 6.7 tire shops per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, San Bernardino County would have about 330, against 450 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,813 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is San Bernardino County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Bernardino County at 2,224,091 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 674,915 households. Median household income in San Bernardino County is $85,478, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. San Bernardino County scores 47 for tire shops (lower middle), #861 of 1,530 scored counties.
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