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Tire shops in San Luis Obispo County, CA
How San Luis Obispo 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #296 of 1,530 scored counties
#13 of 47 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 34
- 14 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −24.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $131.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,197 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 282,367
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 tire shops in San Luis Obispo County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 41%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in San Luis Obispo County spend about $131.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,197 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. Spread across 34 tire shops, that is $3.9M per shop, 54% 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 19 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in San Luis Obispo County in 2023, down 24.0% from 2019. That is one for every 5,763 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in San Luis Obispo County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For tire shops, San Luis Obispo County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #296 of 1,530 scored counties and #13 of 47 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How San Luis Obispo 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 Luis Obispo County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $2.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,763 | 5,878 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −24.0% | +1.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,197 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $97,446 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 19−24.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 169
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3414 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The 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 San Luis Obispo 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 Luis Obispo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 282,3670.0% since 2020
- Households
- 109,503
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,301 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $97,446+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,001
- Median home value
- $824,700
- Jobs located here
- 112,621
- Daytime population
- 276,085Residents 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 |
| 13San Luis Obispo County, CA | 69 | 34 | 3.1 | $3.9M | 0.0% | #296 of 1,530 |
Other business types in San Luis Obispo County
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Questions
How many tire shops are in San Luis Obispo County, CA?
San Luis Obispo County has 34 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 24.0% from 2019.
How much do households in San Luis Obispo County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $131.1M a year, or $1,197 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 109,503 households in San Luis Obispo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Luis Obispo County, CA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
San Luis Obispo County has 3.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, San Luis Obispo County would have about 52, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,763 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 24.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is San Luis Obispo County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Luis Obispo County at 282,367 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 109,503 households. Median household income in San Luis Obispo County is $97,446, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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 Luis Obispo County scores 69 for tire shops (upper middle), #296 of 1,530 scored counties.
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