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Tire shops in DeKalb County, IL
How DeKalb 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #441 of 1,530 scored counties
#14 of 43 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 13
- 6 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $40.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,026 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,835
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 tire shops in DeKalb County. 6 of them (46%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,026 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in DeKalb County spend about $40.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 13 tire shops, that is $3.1M per shop, 25% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in DeKalb County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in DeKalb County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in DeKalb County is 63 (upper middle), #441 of 1,530 scored counties and #14 of 43 scored counties in Illinois.
How DeKalb 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.
| Measure | DeKalb County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 8,408 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.2% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,026 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,724 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 136 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,835+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 39,550
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 631 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $70,724+11.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,834
- Median home value
- $243,600
- Jobs located here
- 34,194
- Daytime population
- 89,501Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Grundy County, IL | 86 | 5 | 2.4 | $5M | +2.9% | #27 of 1,530 |
| 2McHenry County, IL | 83 | 42 | 3.6 | $3.5M | +2.5% | #64 of 1,530 |
| 3Kendall County, IL | 83 | 18 | 4.0 | $3.3M | +9.9% | #65 of 1,530 |
| 4Lake County, IL | 82 | 73 | 2.8 | $4.2M | +0.8% | #77 of 1,530 |
| 5Boone County, IL | 75 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.9M | +0.4% | #165 of 1,530 |
| 6Clinton County, IL | 74 | 5 | 3.4 | $3.6M | +0.6% | #182 of 1,530 |
| 7Tazewell County, IL | 71 | 17 | 3.1 | $3.4M | −0.9% | #244 of 1,530 |
| 8Ogle County, IL | 70 | 5 | 2.4 | $4.6M | −0.7% | #259 of 1,530 |
| 9LaSalle County, IL | 70 | 13 | 2.9 | $3.7M | −1.5% | #266 of 1,530 |
| 10DuPage County, IL | 69 | 104 | 3.0 | $3.8M | +0.3% | #298 of 1,530 |
| 14DeKalb County, IL | 63 | 13 | 3.3 | $3.1M | +1.5% | #441 of 1,530 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County, IL?
DeKalb County has 13 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in DeKalb County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in DeKalb County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $40.6M a year, or $1,026 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,550 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, IL compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
DeKalb County has 3.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 16, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is DeKalb County, IL growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 101,835 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,550 households. Median household income in DeKalb County is $70,724, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.7%, 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. DeKalb County scores 63 for tire shops (upper middle), #441 of 1,530 scored counties.
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