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Tire shops in Alachua County, FL
The tire shops in Alachua County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #930 of 1,530 scored counties
#33 of 50 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 44
- 24 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $91.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $785 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 290,028
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 44 tire shops in Alachua County. Chain locations make up 55% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Alachua County comes to about $91.7M a year: $785 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 17% 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 21 businesses with payroll in Alachua County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 5,561 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Alachua County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Alachua County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #930 of 1,530 scored counties and #33 of 50 scored counties in Florida.
How Alachua County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Alachua County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,561 | 5,673 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.1% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $785 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,949 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 156
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4424 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Alachua 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 Alachua County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 290,028+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 116,786
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 876 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 326
- Median household income
- $61,949+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,386
- Median home value
- $288,800
- Jobs located here
- 139,721
- Daytime population
- 316,161Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Johns County, FL | 86 | 26 | 2.2 | $4.3M | +25.0% | #30 of 1,530 |
| 2Walton County, FL | 85 | 7 | 2.0 | $4.7M | +22.9% | #41 of 1,530 |
| 3Santa Rosa County, FL | 84 | 17 | 2.3 | $4.4M | +11.7% | #51 of 1,530 |
| 4Collier County, FL | 74 | 39 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +10.6% | #181 of 1,530 |
| 5Flagler County, FL | 74 | 13 | 2.5 | $3.5M | +21.0% | #183 of 1,530 |
| 6Sumter County, FL | 69 | 15 | 2.1 | $3.4M | +21.1% | #306 of 1,530 |
| 7Nassau County, FL | 68 | 17 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +17.4% | #338 of 1,530 |
| 8Citrus County, FL | 66 | 15 | 2.1 | $3.9M | +11.1% | #364 of 1,530 |
| 9Sarasota County, FL | 62 | 75 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +10.0% | #477 of 1,530 |
| 10Pasco County, FL | 61 | 91 | 3.9 | $2.2M | +19.1% | #502 of 1,530 |
| 33Alachua County, FL | 44 | 44 | 3.8 | $2.1M | +3.7% | #930 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Alachua County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many tire shops are in Alachua County, FL?
Alachua County has 44 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Alachua County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $91.7M a year, or $785 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 116,786 households in Alachua County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alachua County, FL compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Alachua County has 3.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Alachua County would have about 37, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,561 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Alachua County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Alachua County at 290,028 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,786 households. Median household income in Alachua County is $61,949, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Alachua County scores 44 for tire shops (lower middle), #930 of 1,530 scored counties.
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