Auto · Metro area · Florida
Tire shops in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area
How the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #96 of 386 scored metro areas
#2 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 15
- 7 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $50.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $717 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,772
- +21.1% since 2020
See the tire shops around any address in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area
The site report maps the tire shops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Wildwood-The Villages metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
At $717 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area spend about $50.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 34% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 15 tire shops on map listings in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 47%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area in 2023. That is one for every 7,813 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Wildwood-The Villages metro area grew 21.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Wildwood-The Villages metro area scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #96 of 386 scored metro areas and #2 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Wildwood-The Villages metro area 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 | Wildwood-The Villages metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,813 | 5,673 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.1% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +21.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $717 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,508 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 100
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 157 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Wildwood-The Villages metro area, 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 Wildwood-The Villages metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,772+21.1% since 2020
- Households
- 70,318
- Median age
- 62.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 88%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 557 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 257
- Median household income
- $76,508
- Average household income
- $98,339
- Median home value
- $385,400
- Jobs located here
- 37,385
- Daytime population
- 146,480Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area?
These figures cover the whole metro area. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the tire shops on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Wildwood-The Villages metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardTire shops across Florida
Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for tire shops, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Wildwood-The Villages metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Naples-Marco Island, FL | 72 | 39 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +10.6% | #53 of 386 |
| 2Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 66 | 15 | 2.1 | $3.4M | +21.1% | #96 of 386 |
| 3Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 64 | 46 | 3.8 | $2.4M | +9.4% | #108 of 386 |
| 4Homosassa Springs, FL | 62 | 15 | 2.1 | $3.9M | +11.1% | #116 of 386 |
| 5Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 53 | 34 | 3.9 | $2.3M | +15.7% | #190 of 386 |
| 6North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 53 | 147 | 3.8 | $2.2M | +13.2% | #191 of 386 |
| 7Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 52 | 72 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +6.5% | #197 of 386 |
| 8Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 51 | 83 | 3.2 | $2.7M | +9.1% | #200 of 386 |
| 9Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 45 | 111 | 3.8 | $2.2M | +11.2% | #235 of 386 |
| 10Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 42 | 560 | 4.2 | $1.9M | +7.3% | #254 of 386 |
Other business types in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area
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 the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 tire shops in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area. 7 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $50.4M a year, or $717 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 70,318 households in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
The Wildwood-The Villages metro area has 2.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Wildwood-The Villages metro area would have about 20, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,813 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Wildwood-The Villages metro area at 157,772 people in 2025, up 21.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,318 households. The median household income in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area is $76,508 a year, 5% below 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 Wildwood-The Villages metro area scores 66 for tire shops (upper middle), #96 of 386 scored metro areas.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area. It maps the tire shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Wildwood-The Villages metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.