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Tire shops in LaSalle County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in LaSalle County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #266 of 1,530 scored counties
#9 of 43 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
13
6 chain locations (46%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$48.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,069 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
49% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
107,773
−1.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 tire shops in LaSalle County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 46%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Households in LaSalle County spend about $48.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,069 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.7M per shop, 49% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in LaSalle County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 9,075 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates show LaSalle County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For tire shops, LaSalle County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #266 of 1,530 scored counties and #9 of 43 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How LaSalle 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 LaSalle County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureLaSalle CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.93.13.8
Spending per listing$3.7M$3.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishment9,0758,4086,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.2%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,069$975$958
Median household income$73,045$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score7059

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
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
19The 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 LaSalle 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 LaSalle County

Population, 2025 estimate
107,773−1.5% since 2020
Households
45,373
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,135 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$73,045+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,009
Median home value
$161,900
Jobs located here
39,709
Daytime population
97,993Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Illinois

Every Illinois market ranked →

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

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in LaSalle County, IL?

LaSalle 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. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

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

About $48.5M a year, or $1,069 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,373 households in LaSalle County and national spending patterns by income.

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

LaSalle County has 2.9 tire shops per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.7M, 49% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, LaSalle County would have about 19, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,075 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is LaSalle County, IL growing?

Population estimates put LaSalle County at 107,773 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,373 households. Median household income in LaSalle County is $73,045, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.6%, 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. LaSalle County scores 70 for tire shops (upper middle), #266 of 1,530 scored counties.

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