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Tire shops in Webster County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Webster County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,174 of 1,530 scored counties
#28 of 33 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,095 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 89% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,838
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Webster County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #1,174 of 1,530 scored counties and #28 of 33 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 tire shops in Webster County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 27%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, 89% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,095 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Webster County spend about $16.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 11 tire shops, that is $1.5M per shop, 39% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Webster County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 3,844 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Webster County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Webster 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 | Webster County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,844 | 5,139 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,095 | $1,134 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,975 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 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 Webster 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 Webster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,838−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 15,375
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 716 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $68,975+45.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,997
- Median home value
- $153,800
- Jobs located here
- 17,395
- Daytime population
- 38,670Residents 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 Webster 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 |
| 28Webster County, IA | 34 | 11 | 7.2 | $1.5M | −0.4% | #1,174 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Webster 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 Webster County, IA?
There are 11 tire shops on map listings in Webster County as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) 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 Webster County, IA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.8M a year, or $1,095 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,375 households in Webster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Webster County, IA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Webster County has 7.2 tire shops per 10,000 households, 89% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Webster County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,844 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Webster County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Webster County at 36,838 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,375 households. Median household income in Webster County is $68,975, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.3%, 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. Webster County scores 34 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,174 of 1,530 scored counties.
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