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Tire shops in Polk County, FL
How Polk County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #886 of 1,530 scored counties
#29 of 50 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 130
- 55 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 61
- +10.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $240.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $832 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 874,790
- +19.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Polk County spend about $240.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $832 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per shop, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 130 tire shops on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. Of those, 55 are chain locations, or 42%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Polk County in 2023, up 10.9% from 2019. That is one for every 4,745 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 19.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Polk County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #886 of 1,530 scored counties and #29 of 50 scored counties in Florida.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,745 | 5,673 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.9% | +1.1% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +19.8% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $832 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,978 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55 → 61+10.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 383
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13055 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 96The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 874,790+19.8% since 2020
- Households
- 289,425
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 440
- Median household income
- $65,978+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,487
- Median home value
- $266,500
- Jobs located here
- 284,856
- Daytime population
- 728,367Residents 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 |
| 29Polk County, FL | 46 | 130 | 4.5 | $1.9M | +19.8% | #886 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Polk County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Questions
How many tire shops are in Polk County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 130 tire shops in Polk County. 55 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, up 10.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Polk County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $240.8M a year, or $832 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 130 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 289,425 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, FL compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Polk County has 4.5 tire shops per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Polk County would have about 96, against 130 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,745 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 874,790 people in 2025, up 19.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 289,425 households. The median household income in Polk County is $65,978 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Polk County scores 46 for tire shops (lower middle), #886 of 1,530 scored counties.
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