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Tire shops in Clay County, FL
The tire shops in Clay County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #805 of 1,530 scored counties
#22 of 50 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 39
- 25 chain locations (64%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $80.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $966 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 239,593
- +9.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $966 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Clay County spend about $80.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.1M per shop, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
Clay County has 39 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 25 are chain locations, or 64%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Clay County was 22 in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,805 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $250K have gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Clay County.
Population estimates put the population change in Clay County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Clay County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #805 of 1,530 scored counties and #22 of 50 scored counties in Florida.
How Clay 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 | Clay County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,805 | 5,673 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.3% | +1.1% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $966 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $87,820 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 22−8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 172
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3925 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $250K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 239,593+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 83,707
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 376
- Median household income
- $87,820+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,935
- Median home value
- $312,500
- Jobs located here
- 60,502
- Daytime population
- 185,545Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for tire shops, numbered among those based in Florida, with Clay County marked.
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 |
| 22Clay County, FL | 49 | 39 | 4.7 | $2.1M | +9.4% | #805 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Clay 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 Clay County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 tire shops in Clay County. 25 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Clay County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $80.9M 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 39 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 83,707 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, FL compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Clay County has 4.7 tire shops per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Clay County would have about 32, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,805 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 239,593 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,707 households. The median household income in Clay County is $87,820 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Clay County scores 49 for tire shops (lower middle), #805 of 1,530 scored counties.
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