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Tire shops in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #106 of 1,530 scored counties
#1 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut

Listings
8
5 chain locations (63%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$46.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $966 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
114,690
+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

The Groundwork market score for tire shops in the Northwest Hills Planning Region is 79 (high), #106 of 1,530 scored counties and #1 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for tire shops.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 tire shops in the Northwest Hills Planning Region. Chain locations make up 63% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 1.7 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

At $966 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region spend about $46.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $5.8M per shop, 2.3 times 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the Northwest Hills Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 15,948 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Northwest Hills Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Northwest Hills Planning Region compares

The same measures for Connecticut 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT compared with Connecticut and the U.S.
MeasureNorthwest Hills Planning RegionConnecticutU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.72.93.8
Spending per listing$5.8M$3.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishment15,9488,8526,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.9%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$966$902$958
Median household income$93,551$95,781$80,734
Groundwork market score7968

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
78
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
85 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 the Northwest Hills Planning Region, 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 the Northwest Hills Planning Region

Population, 2025 estimate
114,690+2.2% since 2020
Households
47,845
Median age
47.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
787 sq. mi.
People per square mile
144
Median household income
$93,551
Average household income
$131,679
Median home value
$335,600
Jobs located here
36,871
Daytime population
93,666Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Connecticut

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The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for tire shops, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Northwest Hills Planning Region marked.

Top counties in Connecticut

Counties in Connecticut ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT7981.7$5.8M+2.2%#106 of 1,530
2Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT79522.2$4.5M+3.5%#109 of 1,530
3Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT78152.0$4.8M+2.3%#121 of 1,530
4Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT75102.5$4M+3.0%#164 of 1,530
5Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT67543.0$2.9M+3.2%#351 of 1,530
6Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT65342.9$3M+2.0%#402 of 1,530
7Capitol Planning Region, CT641193.0$2.9M+3.1%#418 of 1,530
8South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT58773.3$2.5M+2.5%#575 of 1,530
9Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT52423.5$2.5M+4.1%#722 of 1,530

Other business types in the Northwest Hills Planning Region

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT?

There are 8 tire shops on map listings in the Northwest Hills Planning Region as of September 2026. 5 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $46.2M a year, or $966 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $5.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,845 households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

The Northwest Hills Planning Region has 1.7 tire shops per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $5.8M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Northwest Hills Planning Region would have about 19, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,948 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT growing?

Population estimates put the Northwest Hills Planning Region at 114,690 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,845 households. Median household income in the Northwest Hills Planning Region is $93,551, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Northwest Hills Planning Region scores 79 for tire shops (high), #106 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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