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Tire shops in Buena Vista County, IA

The tire shops in Buena Vista County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,188 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,449
−1.7% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Buena Vista County comes to about $9M a year: $1,188 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per shop, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Buena Vista County has 3 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for tire dealers in Buena Vista County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Buena Vista County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 tire shops on map listings, Buena Vista County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Buena Vista County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 Buena Vista County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureBuena Vista CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.04.43.8
Spending per listing$3M$2.6M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,1396,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,188$1,134$958
Median household income$71,719$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,449−1.7% since 2020
Households
7,546
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$71,719+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,361
Median home value
$159,500
Jobs located here
11,467
Daytime population
22,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for tire shops, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Buena Vista County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA9181.9$6.4M+17.8%#8 of 1,530
2Black Hawk County, IA71162.9$3.6M+0.4%#241 of 1,530
3Woodbury County, IA70133.2$3.5M+0.7%#271 of 1,530
4Johnson County, IA70203.2$3.2M+4.6%#273 of 1,530
5Story County, IA69143.6$3M+2.7%#309 of 1,530
6Polk County, IA66803.9$2.8M+4.8%#378 of 1,530
7Boone County, IA6654.6$2.7M+0.4%#379 of 1,530
8Sioux County, IA6386.3$2.1M+2.5%#456 of 1,530
9Clinton County, IA6163.1$3.7M−0.9%#485 of 1,530
10Dubuque County, IA61174.1$2.6M+0.1%#495 of 1,530
Buena Vista County, IANot scored34.0$3M−1.7%

Other business types in Buena Vista County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Buena Vista County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 tire shops in Buena Vista County. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Buena Vista County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Buena Vista County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $9M a year, or $1,188 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 7,546 households in Buena Vista County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Buena Vista County, IA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Buena Vista County has 4.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Buena Vista County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Buena Vista County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Buena Vista County at 20,449 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,546 households. The median household income in Buena Vista County is $71,719 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Buena Vista County has no market score for tire shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Buena Vista County. It maps the tire shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in Buena Vista County

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