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Tire shops in Marion County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Marion County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #710 of 1,530 scored counties
#39 of 44 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 184
- 71 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- −6.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $371.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $928 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 992,196
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Marion County spend about $371.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $928 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
Marion County has 184 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 47 businesses with payroll in Marion County classed as tire dealers, down 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 8,520 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Marion County.
Population estimates put the population change in Marion County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #710 of 1,530 scored counties and #39 of 44 scored counties in Indiana.
How Marion 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 | Marion County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $3.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,520 | 7,055 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.0% | +4.6% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $928 | $1,072 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,346 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50 → 47−6.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 552
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18471 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 148The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 992,196+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 400,432
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 396 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,464
- Median household income
- $66,346+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,680
- Median home value
- $224,000
- Jobs located here
- 662,636
- Daytime population
- 1,168,106Residents 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 |
| 39Marion County, IN | 53 | 184 | 4.6 | $2M | +1.6% | #710 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Marion 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 Marion County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 184 tire shops in Marion County. 71 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Marion County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $371.5M a year, or $928 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 184 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $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 400,432 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, IN compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Marion County has 4.6 tire shops per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Marion County would have about 148, against 184 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,520 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 992,196 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 400,432 households. The median household income in Marion County is $66,346 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.3% 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. Marion County scores 53 for tire shops (upper middle), #710 of 1,530 scored counties.
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