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Tire shops in Coles County, IL

How Coles County, IL 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #721 of 1,530 scored counties
#27 of 43 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
7
2 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $914 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,607
−1.0% 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

Households in Coles County spend about $19M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $914 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per shop, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

There are 7 tire shops on map listings in Coles County as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Coles County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 6,941 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Coles County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For tire shops, Coles County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #721 of 1,530 scored counties and #27 of 43 scored counties in Illinois.

How Coles County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Coles County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureColes CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.43.13.8
Spending per listing$2.7M$3.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishment6,9418,4086,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.2%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$914$975$958
Median household income$56,478$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score5259

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$944K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
72 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Coles 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 Coles County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,607−1.0% since 2020
Households
20,824
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
508 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$56,478+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,657
Median home value
$127,400
Jobs located here
24,356
Daytime population
50,698Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Illinois

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

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Grundy County, IL8652.4$5M+2.9%#27 of 1,530
2McHenry County, IL83423.6$3.5M+2.5%#64 of 1,530
3Kendall County, IL83184.0$3.3M+9.9%#65 of 1,530
4Lake County, IL82732.8$4.2M+0.8%#77 of 1,530
5Boone County, IL7563.1$3.9M+0.4%#165 of 1,530
6Clinton County, IL7453.4$3.6M+0.6%#182 of 1,530
7Tazewell County, IL71173.1$3.4M−0.9%#244 of 1,530
8Ogle County, IL7052.4$4.6M−0.7%#259 of 1,530
9LaSalle County, IL70132.9$3.7M−1.5%#266 of 1,530
10DuPage County, IL691043.0$3.8M+0.3%#298 of 1,530
27Coles County, IL5273.4$2.7M−1.0%#721 of 1,530

Other business types in Coles County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Coles County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 tire shops in Coles County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in Coles County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $19M a year, or $914 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 20,824 households in Coles County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Coles County, IL compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Coles County has 3.4 tire shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Coles County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,941 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Coles County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Coles County at 46,607 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,824 households. The median household income in Coles County is $56,478 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Coles County scores 52 for tire shops (upper middle), #721 of 1,530 scored counties.

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