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Tire shops in Pottawattamie County, IA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #798 of 1,530 scored counties
#19 of 33 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
16
7 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$41.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,096 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
92,996
−0.7% 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

At $1,096 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Pottawattamie County spend about $41.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Pottawattamie County has 16 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 44%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Pottawattamie County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 4,182 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pottawattamie County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Pottawattamie County is 49 (lower middle), #798 of 1,530 scored counties and #19 of 33 scored counties in Iowa.

How Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasurePottawattamie CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.34.43.8
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.6M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,1825,1396,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,096$1,134$958
Median household income$73,602$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score4945

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 9
Employees, 2023
54
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
167 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie County

Population, 2025 estimate
92,996−0.7% since 2020
Households
37,642
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
951 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$73,602+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,780
Median home value
$195,700
Jobs located here
40,169
Daytime population
86,715Residents 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 Pottawattamie 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
19Pottawattamie County, IA49164.3$2.6M−0.7%#798 of 1,530

Other business types in Pottawattamie County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Pottawattamie County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 tire shops in Pottawattamie County. 7 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

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

About $41.2M a year, or $1,096 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 37,642 households in Pottawattamie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pottawattamie County has 4.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Pottawattamie County would have about 17, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,182 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Pottawattamie County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Pottawattamie County at 92,996 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,642 households. The median household income in Pottawattamie County is $73,602 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. Pottawattamie County scores 49 for tire shops (lower middle), #798 of 1,530 scored counties.

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