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Tire shops in Denver County, CO

How Denver County, CO 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #421 of 1,530 scored counties
#13 of 26 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
113
46 chain locations (41%)
Official establishments
33
−2.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$296.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $884 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
740,613
+3.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 113 tire shops in Denver County. Of those, 46 are chain locations, or 41%, 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.

At $884 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Denver County spend about $296.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 33 businesses with payroll in Denver County classed as tire dealers, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 10,164 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.5M has gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Denver County.

Population estimates put the population change in Denver County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Denver County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #421 of 1,530 scored counties and #13 of 26 scored counties in Colorado.

How Denver County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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.

Tire shops in Denver County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureDenver CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.43.73.8
Spending per listing$2.6M$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment10,1646,2326,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.9%−1.3%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$884$1,112$958
Median household income$94,718$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score6468

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34 → 33−2.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
350
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11346 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
118The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$2.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Denver 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 Denver County

Population, 2025 estimate
740,613+3.2% since 2020
Households
335,428
Median age
36.7
Homes lived in by their owners
49%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
153 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4,696
Median household income
$94,718+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,552
Median home value
$616,000
Jobs located here
557,999
Daytime population
911,038Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for tire shops, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Denver County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Douglas County, CO92322.3$5.6M+10.9%#4 of 1,530
2Weld County, CO86473.8$3.3M+14.2%#36 of 1,530
3Larimer County, CO83422.7$4.2M+4.8%#59 of 1,530
4Mesa County, CO77203.0$3.6M+4.4%#136 of 1,530
5Garfield County, CO72114.7$2.6M+2.7%#235 of 1,530
6Broomfield County, CO71134.1$2.7M+6.3%#257 of 1,530
7Boulder County, CO70352.6$4.2M−0.7%#262 of 1,530
8Arapahoe County, CO69833.2$3.4M+2.8%#303 of 1,530
9Teller County, CO6854.2$2.9M0.0%#329 of 1,530
10La Plata County, CO68104.1$2.8M+2.2%#331 of 1,530
13Denver County, CO641133.4$2.6M+3.2%#421 of 1,530

Other business types in Denver County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many tire shops are in Denver County, CO?

There are 113 tire shops on map listings in Denver County as of September 2026. 46 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Denver County, CO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $296.4M a year, or $884 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 113 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 335,428 households in Denver County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Denver County, CO compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Denver County has 3.4 tire shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Denver County would have about 118, against 113 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,164 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Denver County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Denver County at 740,613 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 335,428 households. Median household income in Denver County is $94,718, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Denver County scores 64 for tire shops (upper middle), #421 of 1,530 scored counties.

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