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Tire shops in Knox County, ME
The tire shops in Knox County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #693 of 1,530 scored counties
#5 of 12 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 6
- 4 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $886 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,117
- +1.1% since 2020
See the tire shops around any address in Knox County
The site report maps the tire shops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Knox County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
At $886 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Knox County spend about $16.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 6 tire shops on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 67%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Knox County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 6,161 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Knox County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Knox County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #693 of 1,530 scored counties and #5 of 12 scored counties in Maine.
How Knox County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Knox County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,161 | 5,104 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.8% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $886 | $876 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,096 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 64 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 Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,117+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,484
- Median age
- 49.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 365 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $74,096+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,101
- Median home value
- $324,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,342
- Daytime population
- 41,779Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Knox County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the tire shops on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for tire shops, numbered among those based in Maine, with Knox County marked.
Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, ME | 80 | 20 | 2.2 | $4.3M | +4.8% | #97 of 1,530 |
| 2Oxford County, ME | 64 | 6 | 2.5 | $3.6M | +4.2% | #413 of 1,530 |
| 3Hancock County, ME | 61 | 7 | 2.7 | $3.2M | +3.0% | #487 of 1,530 |
| 4Cumberland County, ME | 54 | 45 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +4.5% | #674 of 1,530 |
| 5Knox County, ME | 53 | 6 | 3.2 | $2.7M | +1.1% | #693 of 1,530 |
| 6Somerset County, ME | 47 | 9 | 3.9 | $2.3M | +2.3% | #849 of 1,530 |
| 7Androscoggin County, ME | 40 | 19 | 4.0 | $2M | +4.8% | #1,020 of 1,530 |
| 8Sagadahoc County, ME | 39 | 7 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +3.4% | #1,041 of 1,530 |
| 9Kennebec County, ME | 38 | 22 | 4.1 | $2.1M | +3.5% | #1,074 of 1,530 |
| 10Penobscot County, ME | 37 | 29 | 4.4 | $2M | +3.8% | #1,099 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Knox 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 Knox County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 tire shops in Knox County. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Knox County, ME spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.4M a year, or $886 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 18,484 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, ME compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Knox County has 3.2 tire shops per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Knox County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,161 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 41,117 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,484 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,096 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Knox County scores 53 for tire shops (upper middle), #693 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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