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Tire shops in Howard County, IN
The tire shops in Howard County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #307 of 1,530 scored counties
#18 of 44 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 11
- 5 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,020 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,904
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 tire shops in Howard County. 5 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Howard County comes to about $36.3M a year: $1,020 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 11 tire shops, that is $3.3M per shop, 32% 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 Howard County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 8,898 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Howard County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Howard County is 69 (upper middle), #307 of 1,530 scored counties and #18 of 44 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Howard 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 | Howard County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,898 | 7,055 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.6% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,020 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,027 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 115 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Howard 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 Howard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,904+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,593
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 293 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 286
- Median household income
- $64,027+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,020
- Median home value
- $165,000
- Jobs located here
- 35,309
- Daytime population
- 82,151Residents 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 |
| 18Howard County, IN | 69 | 11 | 3.1 | $3.3M | +0.4% | #307 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Howard 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 Howard County, IN?
There are 11 tire shops on map listings in Howard County as of September 2026. 5 of them (45%) are chain locations. 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 Howard County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $36.3M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,593 households in Howard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howard County, IN compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Howard County has 3.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Howard County would have about 15, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,898 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Howard County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Howard County at 83,904 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,593 households. Median household income in Howard County is $64,027, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Howard County scores 69 for tire shops (upper middle), #307 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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