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Tire shops in Tulare County, CA
How Tulare 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,014 of 1,530 scored counties
#44 of 47 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 102
- 35 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- +9.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $165.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,157 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 87% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 485,146
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 102 tire shops in Tulare County. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Tulare County comes to about $165.7M a year: $1,157 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Spread across 102 tire shops, that is $1.6M per shop, 35% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in Tulare County classed as tire dealers, up 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,182 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tulare County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Tulare County is 41 (lower middle), #1,014 of 1,530 scored counties and #44 of 47 scored counties in California.
How Tulare 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 | Tulare County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,182 | 5,878 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.8% | +1.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,157 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,300 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 45+9.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 359
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10235 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The 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 Tulare 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 Tulare County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 485,146+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 143,195
- Median age
- 32.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 4,824 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $71,300+43.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,178
- Median home value
- $330,100
- Jobs located here
- 170,584
- Daytime population
- 466,926Residents 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 |
| 44Tulare County, CA | 41 | 102 | 7.1 | $1.6M | +2.4% | #1,014 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Tulare County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many tire shops are in Tulare County, CA?
There are 102 tire shops on map listings in Tulare County as of September 2026. 35 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, up 9.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Tulare County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $165.7M a year, or $1,157 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 143,195 households in Tulare County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tulare County, CA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Tulare County has 7.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 87% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Tulare County would have about 66, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,182 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Tulare County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Tulare County at 485,146 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,195 households. Median household income in Tulare County is $71,300, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.5%, 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. Tulare County scores 41 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,014 of 1,530 scored counties.
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