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Tire shops in Dearborn County, IN
The tire shops in Dearborn County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #267 of 1,530 scored counties
#12 of 44 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,250 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 45% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,609
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 tire shops in Dearborn County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,250 per household (30% above the U.S. average), households in Dearborn County spend about $25.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 45% 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 4 businesses with payroll in Dearborn County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 5,071 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $268K has gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Dearborn County.
Population estimates show Dearborn County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Dearborn County is 70 (upper middle), #267 of 1,530 scored counties and #12 of 44 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dearborn 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.
| Measure | Dearborn County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,071 | 7,055 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.6% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,250 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $84,735 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $268K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Dearborn 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 Dearborn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,609+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 20,282
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 305 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 167
- Median household income
- $84,735+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,812
- Median home value
- $243,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,887
- Daytime population
- 39,625Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morgan County, IN | 86 | 10 | 3.5 | $3.5M | +4.4% | #35 of 1,530 |
| 2Boone County, IN | 85 | 8 | 2.8 | $4.4M | +13.5% | #43 of 1,530 |
| 3Hamilton County, IN | 84 | 39 | 2.8 | $4.3M | +10.9% | #52 of 1,530 |
| 4Bartholomew County, IN | 82 | 11 | 3.3 | $3.5M | +4.3% | #80 of 1,530 |
| 5Floyd County, IN | 81 | 7 | 2.2 | $5.1M | +2.0% | #87 of 1,530 |
| 6Hendricks County, IN | 77 | 19 | 2.8 | $4.2M | +10.2% | #135 of 1,530 |
| 7Johnson County, IN | 77 | 25 | 4.0 | $2.9M | +7.4% | #143 of 1,530 |
| 8LaPorte County, IN | 74 | 10 | 2.3 | $4.7M | −0.9% | #174 of 1,530 |
| 9DeKalb County, IN | 74 | 7 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +2.9% | #192 of 1,530 |
| 10Shelby County, IN | 73 | 5 | 2.7 | $4.2M | +1.8% | #205 of 1,530 |
| 12Dearborn County, IN | 70 | 7 | 3.5 | $3.6M | +1.7% | #267 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Dearborn 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 Dearborn County, IN?
Dearborn County has 7 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. 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 Dearborn County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $25.4M a year, or $1,250 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,282 households in Dearborn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dearborn County, IN compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Dearborn County has 3.5 tire shops per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 45% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Dearborn County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,071 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Dearborn County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Dearborn County at 51,609 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,282 households. Median household income in Dearborn County is $84,735, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Dearborn County scores 70 for tire shops (upper middle), #267 of 1,530 scored counties.
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