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Tire shops in the Pontiac, IL area
The tire shops in the Pontiac, IL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #209 of 431 scored small-town markets
#8 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,088 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,057
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Pontiac area comes to about $15.9M a year: $1,088 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
The Pontiac area has 6 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in the Pontiac area classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 3,654 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Pontiac area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Pontiac area scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #209 of 431 scored small-town markets and #8 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Illinois.
How the Pontiac area 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 | Pontiac area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,654 | 8,408 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.2% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,088 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,790 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $695K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 the Pontiac area, 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 the Pontiac area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,057−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 14,615
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,044 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $73,790+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,317
- Median home value
- $142,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,813
- Daytime population
- 32,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for tire shops, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Pontiac area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa, IL | 76 | 15 | 2.4 | $4.4M | −1.6% | #43 of 431 |
| 2Rochelle, IL | 73 | 5 | 2.4 | $4.6M | −0.7% | #61 of 431 |
| 3Sterling, IL | 69 | 6 | 2.6 | $4M | −2.6% | #86 of 431 |
| 4Marion-Herrin, IL | 67 | 11 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +0.2% | #102 of 431 |
| 5Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 59 | 7 | 3.4 | $2.7M | −1.0% | #152 of 431 |
| 6Galesburg, IL | 58 | 5 | 2.4 | $4M | −4.1% | #155 of 431 |
| 7Quincy, IL-MO | 56 | 15 | 4.8 | $2.1M | −2.0% | #171 of 431 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | 54 | 8 | 4.0 | $2.7M | −2.5% | #184 of 431 |
| 8Pontiac, IL | 51 | 6 | 4.1 | $2.6M | −2.1% | #209 of 431 |
| 9Mount Vernon, IL | 49 | 7 | 4.7 | $2.3M | −2.3% | #225 of 431 |
Other business types in the Pontiac area
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 the Pontiac, IL area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 tire shops in the Pontiac area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in the Pontiac, IL area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.9M a year, or $1,088 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 14,615 households in the Pontiac area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pontiac, IL area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
The Pontiac area has 4.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 6% above 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 3,654 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is the Pontiac, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Pontiac area at 35,057 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,615 households. The median household income in the Pontiac area is $73,790 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Pontiac area scores 51 for tire shops (upper middle), #209 of 431 scored small-town markets.
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