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Tire shops in the Springfield, IL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in the Springfield, IL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #148 of 386 scored metro areas
#3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois
- Listings
- 28
- 12 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $89.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $992 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 206,033
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 tire shops in the Springfield metro area. 12 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in the Springfield metro area spend about $89.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $992 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 28 tire shops, that is $3.2M per shop, 27% 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 the Springfield metro area was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 7,499 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Springfield metro area declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Springfield metro area scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #148 of 386 scored metro areas and #3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois.
How the Springfield metro 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 | Springfield metro area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,499 | 8,408 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.2% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $992 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,895 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 124
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2812 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Springfield metro 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 Springfield metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 206,033−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 89,990
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,183 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 175
- Median household income
- $75,895+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,041
- Median home value
- $177,300
- Jobs located here
- 129,873
- Daytime population
- 241,281Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Illinois for tire shops, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Springfield metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Peoria, IL | 66 | 45 | 2.9 | $3.5M | −1.3% | #95 of 386 |
| 2Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 62 | 1,080 | 3.0 | $3.2M | 0.0% | #118 of 386 |
| 3Springfield, IL | 58 | 28 | 3.1 | $3.2M | −1.2% | #148 of 386 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 58 | 413 | 3.6 | $2.9M | −0.2% | #150 of 386 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 55 | 55 | 3.4 | $3M | −0.9% | #173 of 386 |
| 4Champaign-Urbana, IL | 55 | 30 | 3.1 | $3M | +1.5% | #174 of 386 |
| 5Bloomington, IL | 51 | 29 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +0.1% | #202 of 386 |
| 6Kankakee, IL | 51 | 21 | 5.1 | $2.1M | −1.7% | #204 of 386 |
| 7Rockford, IL | 47 | 54 | 4.0 | $2.5M | −0.3% | #227 of 386 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 42 | 17 | 4.4 | $2.4M | +1.7% | #248 of 386 |
Other business types in the Springfield metro 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 Springfield, IL metro area?
There are 28 tire shops on map listings in the Springfield metro area as of September 2026. 12 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in the Springfield, IL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $89.3M a year, or $992 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 89,990 households in the Springfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Springfield, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
The Springfield metro area has 3.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Springfield metro area would have about 36, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,499 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is the Springfield, IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Springfield metro area at 206,033 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 89,990 households. Median household income in the Springfield metro area is $75,895, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. The Springfield metro area scores 58 for tire shops (upper middle), #148 of 386 scored metro areas.
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