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Tire shops in DuPage County, IL

The tire shops in DuPage County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #298 of 1,530 scored counties
#10 of 43 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
104
67 chain locations (64%)
Official establishments
56
+7.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$395M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,126 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
52% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
934,298
+0.3% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in DuPage County comes to about $395M a year: $1,126 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Spread across 104 tire shops, that is $3.8M per shop, 52% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

There are 104 tire shops on map listings in DuPage County as of September 2026. 67 of them (64%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in DuPage County was 56 in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 6,264 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in DuPage County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in DuPage County is 69 (upper middle), #298 of 1,530 scored counties and #10 of 43 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How DuPage 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 DuPage County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureDuPage CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.03.13.8
Spending per listing$3.8M$3.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishment6,2648,4086,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.7%+1.2%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,126$975$958
Median household income$112,096$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score6959

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
52 → 56+7.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
620
Annual payroll, 2023
$34.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10467 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
158The 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 DuPage 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 DuPage County

Population, 2025 estimate
934,298+0.3% since 2020
Households
350,758
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
328 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,836
Median household income
$112,096+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$152,117
Median home value
$391,400
Jobs located here
643,931
Daytime population
1,099,611Residents 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 DuPage 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

Other business types in DuPage County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in DuPage County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 104 tire shops in DuPage County. 67 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019.

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

About $395M a year, or $1,126 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 104 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 350,758 households in DuPage County and national spending patterns by income.

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

DuPage County has 3.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.8M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, DuPage County would have about 158, against 104 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,264 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is DuPage County, IL growing?

Population estimates put DuPage County at 934,298 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 350,758 households. The median household income in DuPage County is $112,096 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. DuPage County scores 69 for tire shops (upper middle), #298 of 1,530 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in DuPage County

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