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Tire shops in Leon County, FL

The tire shops in Leon County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #948 of 1,530 scored counties
#35 of 50 scored counties in Florida

Listings
40
23 chain locations (57%)
Official establishments
25
−3.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$100M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $816 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
299,048
+1.7% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Leon County comes to about $100M a year: $816 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 40 tire shops, that is $2.5M per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Leon County has 40 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (57%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in Leon County classed as tire dealers, down 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 4,904 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Leon County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Leon County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #948 of 1,530 scored counties and #35 of 50 scored counties in Florida.

How Leon 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.

Tire shops in Leon County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureLeon CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.34.33.8
Spending per listing$2.5M$2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,9045,6736,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.8%+1.1%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$816$835$958
Median household income$66,287$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4338

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 25−3.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
201
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4023 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
40The 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 Leon 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 Leon County

Population, 2025 estimate
299,048+1.7% since 2020
Households
122,597
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
668 sq. mi.
People per square mile
445
Median household income
$66,287+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,045
Median home value
$301,800
Jobs located here
170,719
Daytime population
341,629Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for tire shops, numbered among those based in Florida, with Leon County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Johns County, FL86262.2$4.3M+25.0%#30 of 1,530
2Walton County, FL8572.0$4.7M+22.9%#41 of 1,530
3Santa Rosa County, FL84172.3$4.4M+11.7%#51 of 1,530
4Collier County, FL74392.4$3.6M+10.6%#181 of 1,530
5Flagler County, FL74132.5$3.5M+21.0%#183 of 1,530
6Sumter County, FL69152.1$3.4M+21.1%#306 of 1,530
7Nassau County, FL68174.3$2.3M+17.4%#338 of 1,530
8Citrus County, FL66152.1$3.9M+11.1%#364 of 1,530
9Sarasota County, FL62753.5$2.4M+10.0%#477 of 1,530
10Pasco County, FL61913.9$2.2M+19.1%#502 of 1,530
35Leon County, FL43403.3$2.5M+1.7%#948 of 1,530

Other business types in Leon County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Leon County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 tire shops in Leon County. 23 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Leon County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $100M a year, or $816 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 122,597 households in Leon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Leon County, FL compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Leon County has 3.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,904 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Leon County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Leon County at 299,048 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,597 households. The median household income in Leon County is $66,287 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Leon County scores 43 for tire shops (lower middle), #948 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 Leon County

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