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Tire shops in McDonough County, IL

How McDonough County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
2 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $915 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
25,916
−4.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 tire shops in McDonough County. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households.

At $915 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in McDonough County spend about $10.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $5.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings. 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 McDonough County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McDonough County declined 4.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 tire shops on map listings, McDonough County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How McDonough 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 McDonough County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMcDonough CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.73.13.8
Spending per listing$5.4M$3.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a8,4086,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.2%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$915$975$958
Median household income$52,795$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

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
22 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 McDonough 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 McDonough County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,916−4.5% since 2020
Households
11,856
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
589 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$52,795+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,521
Median home value
$107,500
Jobs located here
9,784
Daytime population
25,631Residents 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 McDonough 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
McDonough County, ILNot scored21.7$5.4M−4.5%

Other business types in McDonough County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in McDonough County, IL?

There are 2 tire shops on map listings in McDonough County as of September 2026. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in McDonough County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10.8M a year, or $915 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $5.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,856 households in McDonough County and national spending patterns by income.

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

McDonough County has 2 tire shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, McDonough County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is McDonough County, IL growing?

Population estimates put McDonough County at 25,916 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,856 households. Median household income in McDonough County is $52,795, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.7%, 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. McDonough County has no market score for tire shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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