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Tire shops in Ada County, ID
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Ada County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #155 of 1,530 scored counties
#4 of 15 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 68
- 47 chain locations (69%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- −2.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $231.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,143 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 546,141
- +9.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 68 tire shops in Ada County. Chain locations make up 69% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Ada County spend about $231.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,143 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 68 tire shops, that is $3.4M per shop, 36% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 39 businesses with payroll in Ada County classed as tire dealers, down 2.5% from 2019. That is one for every 5,193 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Ada County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ada County grew 9.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Ada County is 76 (high), #155 of 1,530 scored counties and #4 of 15 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ada County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Ada County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $2.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,193 | 4,269 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.5% | −7.2% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,143 | $1,196 | $958 |
| Median household income | $91,502 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 39−2.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 573
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6847 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 93The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Ada 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 Ada County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 546,141+9.6% since 2020
- Households
- 202,543
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,052 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 493
- Median household income
- $91,502+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,631
- Median home value
- $512,300
- Jobs located here
- 294,737
- Daytime population
- 566,160Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bingham County, ID | 88 | 6 | 3.7 | $3.6M | +6.4% | #22 of 1,530 |
| 2Latah County, ID | 80 | 5 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +5.6% | #100 of 1,530 |
| 3Kootenai County, ID | 77 | 24 | 3.4 | $3.5M | +11.0% | #137 of 1,530 |
| 4Ada County, ID | 76 | 68 | 3.4 | $3.4M | +9.6% | #155 of 1,530 |
| 5Jerome County, ID | 74 | 5 | 6.0 | $2.3M | +8.6% | #196 of 1,530 |
| 6Canyon County, ID | 70 | 40 | 4.6 | $2.7M | +18.1% | #284 of 1,530 |
| 7Madison County, ID | 69 | 5 | 3.8 | $3.2M | +4.2% | #308 of 1,530 |
| 8Bonneville County, ID | 67 | 22 | 5.0 | $2.4M | +8.9% | #358 of 1,530 |
| 9Bannock County, ID | 66 | 11 | 3.3 | $3.4M | +4.9% | #366 of 1,530 |
| 10Twin Falls County, ID | 62 | 18 | 5.2 | $2.2M | +7.9% | #482 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Ada 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 Ada County, ID?
Ada County has 68 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 47 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Ada County, ID spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $231.5M a year, or $1,143 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 202,543 households in Ada County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ada County, ID compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Ada County has 3.4 tire shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Ada County would have about 93, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,193 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Ada County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Ada County at 546,141 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,543 households. Median household income in Ada County is $91,502, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.0%, 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. Ada County scores 76 for tire shops (high), #155 of 1,530 scored counties.
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