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Tire shops in Dubois County, IN

The tire shops in Dubois County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #435 of 1,530 scored counties
#25 of 44 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,207 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
70% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,016
+0.9% 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

Households in Dubois County spend about $21.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,207 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 tire shops, that is $4.2M per shop, 70% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

There are 5 tire shops on map listings in Dubois County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Dubois County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 3,515 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dubois County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Dubois County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #435 of 1,530 scored counties and #25 of 44 scored counties in Indiana.

How Dubois 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 Dubois County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureDubois CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.83.43.8
Spending per listing$4.2M$3.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,5157,0556,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.6%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,207$1,072$958
Median household income$75,979$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6368

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 5
Employees, 2023
76
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Dubois 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 Dubois County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,016+0.9% since 2020
Households
17,574
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
427 sq. mi.
People per square mile
102
Median household income
$75,979+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,905
Median home value
$230,100
Jobs located here
28,351
Daytime population
47,957Residents 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 Dubois 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
25Dubois County, IN6352.8$4.2M+0.9%#435 of 1,530

Other business types in Dubois County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Dubois County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 tire shops in Dubois County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

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

About $21.2M a year, or $1,207 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 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 17,574 households in Dubois County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dubois County has 2.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $4.2M, 70% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Dubois County would have about 9, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,515 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Dubois County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Dubois County at 44,016 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,574 households. The median household income in Dubois County is $75,979 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Dubois County scores 63 for tire shops (upper middle), #435 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 Dubois County

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