Auto · County · Illinois
Tire shops in McLean County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in McLean County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #609 of 1,530 scored counties
#21 of 43 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 29
- 11 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $71.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,023 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 171,419
- +0.1% since 2020
See the tire shops around any address in McLean County
The site report maps the tire shops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of McLean County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 McLean County comes to about $71.8M a year: $1,023 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
McLean County has 29 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 38%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in McLean County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 7,022 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in McLean County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). McLean County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #609 of 1,530 scored counties and #21 of 43 scored counties in Illinois.
How McLean 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 | McLean County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,022 | 8,408 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.2% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,023 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $79,905 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 105
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2911 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 McLean 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 McLean County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 171,419+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 70,220
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,183 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $79,905+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,003
- Median home value
- $208,400
- Jobs located here
- 88,959
- Daytime population
- 180,672Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in McLean County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the tire shops on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of McLean County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardTire shops across Illinois
Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for tire shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with McLean County marked.
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 |
| 21McLean County, IL | 57 | 29 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +0.1% | #609 of 1,530 |
Other business types in McLean 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 McLean County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 tire shops in McLean County. 11 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in McLean County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $71.8M a year, or $1,023 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 70,220 households in McLean County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McLean County, IL compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
McLean County has 4.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,022 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is McLean County, IL growing?
Population estimates put McLean County at 171,419 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,220 households. The median household income in McLean County is $79,905 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.1% 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. McLean County scores 57 for tire shops (upper middle), #609 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in McLean County. It maps the tire shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in McLean County
Screening a site or an acquisition in McLean County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of McLean County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.