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Tire shops in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area

How the Urban Honolulu, HI 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #48 of 386 scored metro areas
#2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii

Listings
65
34 chain locations (52%)
Official establishments
31
−6.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$351.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,038 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
988,703
−2.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 65 tire shops in the Urban Honolulu metro area. 34 of them (52%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Households in the Urban Honolulu metro area spend about $351.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,038 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.2 times 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.

Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the Urban Honolulu metro area in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 10,931 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Urban Honolulu metro area declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for tire shops in the Urban Honolulu metro area is 72 (upper middle), #48 of 386 scored metro areas and #2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Urban Honolulu metro area compares

The same measures for Hawaii 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 Urban Honolulu, HI metro area compared with Hawaii and the U.S.
MeasureUrban Honolulu metro areaHawaiiU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.91.83.8
Spending per listing$5.4M$5.9M$2.5M
Households per official establishment10,93110,4786,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.1%−14.5%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,038$1,083$958
Median household income$106,195$100,389$80,734
Groundwork market score7274

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31−6.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
296
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6534 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
141The 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 Urban Honolulu 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 Urban Honolulu metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
988,703−2.3% since 2020
Households
338,868
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
601 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,666
Median household income
$106,195+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,603
Median home value
$897,500
Jobs located here
441,980
Daytime population
1,039,068Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Hawaii

Every Hawaii market ranked →

The highest-scoring metro areas in Hawaii for tire shops, numbered among those based in Hawaii, with the Urban Honolulu metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Hawaii

Metro areas in Hawaii ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kahului-Wailuku, HI7991.6$7.5M−2.5%#17 of 386
2Urban Honolulu, HI72651.9$5.4M−2.3%#48 of 386

Other business types in the Urban Honolulu metro area

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area?

There are 65 tire shops on map listings in the Urban Honolulu metro area as of September 2026. 34 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019.

How much do households in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $351.8M a year, or $1,038 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $5.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 338,868 households in the Urban Honolulu metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

The Urban Honolulu metro area has 1.9 tire shops per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $5.4M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Urban Honolulu metro area would have about 141, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,931 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Urban Honolulu metro area at 988,703 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 338,868 households. Median household income in the Urban Honolulu metro area is $106,195, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.7%, 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. The Urban Honolulu metro area scores 72 for tire shops (upper middle), #48 of 386 scored metro areas.

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This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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