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Tire shops in La Plata County, CO

The tire shops in La Plata County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #331 of 1,530 scored counties
#10 of 26 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
10
5 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,166 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
56,898
+2.2% 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

At $1,166 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in La Plata County spend about $28.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.8M per shop, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

La Plata County has 10 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in La Plata County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 6,095 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in La Plata County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in La Plata County is 68 (upper middle), #331 of 1,530 scored counties and #10 of 26 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How La Plata 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 La Plata County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureLa Plata CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.13.73.8
Spending per listing$2.8M$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment6,0956,2326,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.3%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,166$1,112$958
Median household income$86,056$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score6868

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
105 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 La Plata 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 La Plata County

Population, 2025 estimate
56,898+2.2% since 2020
Households
24,378
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,690 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$86,056+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,780
Median home value
$591,500
Jobs located here
25,833
Daytime population
57,893Residents 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 La Plata 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

Other business types in La Plata County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in La Plata County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 tire shops in La Plata County. 5 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

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

About $28.4M a year, or $1,166 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 24,378 households in La Plata County and national spending patterns by income.

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

La Plata County has 4.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, La Plata County would have about 11, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,095 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is La Plata County, CO growing?

Population estimates put La Plata County at 56,898 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,378 households. The median household income in La Plata County is $86,056 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. La Plata County scores 68 for tire shops (upper middle), #331 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in La Plata County

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