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Tire shops in Allen County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #356 of 1,530 scored counties
#22 of 44 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
63
28 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
21
−16.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$160.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,025 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
402,329
+4.2% 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 63 tire shops in Allen County. 28 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Allen County comes to about $160.5M a year: $1,025 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Allen County classed as tire dealers, down 16.0% from 2019. That is one for every 7,456 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Allen County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Allen County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #356 of 1,530 scored counties and #22 of 44 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Allen County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Allen County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureAllen CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.03.43.8
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishment7,4567,0556,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−16.0%+4.6%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,025$1,072$958
Median household income$70,737$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6768

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 21−16.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
293
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6328 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
64The 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 Allen 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 Allen County

Population, 2025 estimate
402,329+4.2% since 2020
Households
156,570
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
657 sq. mi.
People per square mile
597
Median household income
$70,737+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,582
Median home value
$214,900
Jobs located here
204,663
Daytime population
410,535Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for tire shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Allen County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morgan County, IN86103.5$3.5M+4.4%#35 of 1,530
2Boone County, IN8582.8$4.4M+13.5%#43 of 1,530
3Hamilton County, IN84392.8$4.3M+10.9%#52 of 1,530
4Bartholomew County, IN82113.3$3.5M+4.3%#80 of 1,530
5Floyd County, IN8172.2$5.1M+2.0%#87 of 1,530
6Hendricks County, IN77192.8$4.2M+10.2%#135 of 1,530
7Johnson County, IN77254.0$2.9M+7.4%#143 of 1,530
8LaPorte County, IN74102.3$4.7M−0.9%#174 of 1,530
9DeKalb County, IN7474.1$2.9M+2.9%#192 of 1,530
10Shelby County, IN7352.7$4.2M+1.8%#205 of 1,530
22Allen County, IN67634.0$2.5M+4.2%#356 of 1,530

Other business types in Allen County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Allen County, IN?

Allen County has 63 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 28 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 16.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Allen County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $160.5M a year, or $1,025 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 156,570 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allen County, IN compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Allen County has 4.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Allen County would have about 64, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,456 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Allen County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Allen County at 402,329 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,570 households. Median household income in Allen County is $70,737, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. Allen County scores 67 for tire shops (upper middle), #356 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in Allen County

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