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Tire shops in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #402 of 1,530 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut

Listings
34
18 chain locations (53%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$102.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $888 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
284,015
+2.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 34 tire shops in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. Chain locations make up 53% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

At $888 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region spend about $102.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 21% 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 12 businesses with payroll in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 9,647 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is 65 (upper middle), #402 of 1,530 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.

How the Southeastern Connecticut 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compared with Connecticut and the U.S.
MeasureSoutheastern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.92.93.8
Spending per listing$3M$3.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishment9,6478,8526,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.9%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$888$902$958
Median household income$86,586$95,781$80,734
Groundwork market score6568

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12
Employees, 2023
96
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3418 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
41The 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 Southeastern Connecticut 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

Population, 2025 estimate
284,015+2.0% since 2020
Households
115,768
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
598 sq. mi.
People per square mile
468
Median household income
$86,586
Average household income
$111,769
Median home value
$323,400
Jobs located here
118,380
Daytime population
270,328Residents 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 Southeastern Connecticut 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT?

The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 34 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

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

About $102.8M a year, or $888 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 115,768 households in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 2.9 tire shops per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region would have about 41, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,647 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?

Population estimates put the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region at 284,015 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,768 households. Median household income in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region is $86,586, 7% 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores 65 for tire shops (upper middle), #402 of 1,530 scored counties.

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