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Tire shops in Des Moines County, IA
How Des Moines County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #750 of 1,530 scored counties
#16 of 33 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $18.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,063 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,077
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 tire shops in Des Moines County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 29%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,063 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Des Moines County spend about $18.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 7 tire shops, that is $2.6M per shop, 4% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Des Moines County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Des Moines County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For tire shops, Des Moines County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #750 of 1,530 scored counties and #16 of 33 scored counties in Iowa.
How Des Moines 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.
| Measure | Des Moines County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,139 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,063 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,928 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 45 |
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
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Des Moines 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 Des Moines County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,077−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 17,178
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 416 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $62,928+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,523
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 19,578
- Daytime population
- 39,488Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for tire shops, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Des Moines County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 91 | 8 | 1.9 | $6.4M | +17.8% | #8 of 1,530 |
| 2Black Hawk County, IA | 71 | 16 | 2.9 | $3.6M | +0.4% | #241 of 1,530 |
| 3Woodbury County, IA | 70 | 13 | 3.2 | $3.5M | +0.7% | #271 of 1,530 |
| 4Johnson County, IA | 70 | 20 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +4.6% | #273 of 1,530 |
| 5Story County, IA | 69 | 14 | 3.6 | $3M | +2.7% | #309 of 1,530 |
| 6Polk County, IA | 66 | 80 | 3.9 | $2.8M | +4.8% | #378 of 1,530 |
| 7Boone County, IA | 66 | 5 | 4.6 | $2.7M | +0.4% | #379 of 1,530 |
| 8Sioux County, IA | 63 | 8 | 6.3 | $2.1M | +2.5% | #456 of 1,530 |
| 9Clinton County, IA | 61 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.7M | −0.9% | #485 of 1,530 |
| 10Dubuque County, IA | 61 | 17 | 4.1 | $2.6M | +0.1% | #495 of 1,530 |
| 16Des Moines County, IA | 51 | 7 | 4.1 | $2.6M | −2.0% | #750 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Des Moines 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 Des Moines County, IA?
Des Moines County has 7 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Des Moines County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Des Moines County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $18.3M a year, or $1,063 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,178 households in Des Moines County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Des Moines County, IA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Des Moines County has 4.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending.
How fast is Des Moines County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Des Moines County at 38,077 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,178 households. Median household income in Des Moines County is $62,928, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Des Moines County scores 51 for tire shops (upper middle), #750 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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