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Tire shops in Delaware County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Delaware County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #263 of 1,530 scored counties
#11 of 44 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 11
- 7 chain locations (64%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $45.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $988 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 66% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,106
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Delaware County comes to about $45.7M a year: $988 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 66% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
Delaware County has 11 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 64% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Delaware County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 7,709 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.7M has gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Delaware County.
Population estimates show Delaware County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Delaware County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #263 of 1,530 scored counties and #11 of 44 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Delaware 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 | Delaware County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $3.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,709 | 7,055 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.6% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $988 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,127 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,106+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 46,256
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 286
- Median household income
- $58,127+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,454
- Median home value
- $139,400
- Jobs located here
- 44,237
- Daytime population
- 112,299Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Delaware 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.
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for tire shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Delaware County marked.
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 |
| 11Delaware County, IN | 70 | 11 | 2.4 | $4.2M | +1.2% | #263 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Delaware 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 Delaware County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 tire shops in Delaware County. 7 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Delaware County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $45.7M a year, or $988 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 46,256 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, IN compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Delaware County has 2.4 tire shops per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $4.2M, 66% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Delaware County would have about 18, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,709 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Delaware County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 113,106 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,256 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $58,127 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Delaware County scores 70 for tire shops (upper middle), #263 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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