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Tire shops in York County, ME

How York County, ME 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 80 out of 100: High

Ranked #97 of 1,530 scored counties
#1 of 12 scored counties in Maine

Listings
20
12 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$86.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $941 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
72% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
222,434
+4.8% 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

The Groundwork market score for tire shops in York County is 80 (high), #97 of 1,530 scored counties and #1 of 12 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for tire shops.

Households in York County spend about $86.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $941 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.3M per shop, 72% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

There are 20 tire shops on map listings in York County as of September 2026. 12 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in York County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 13,059 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Population estimates show York County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How York 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.

Tire shops in York County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureYork CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.23.43.8
Spending per listing$4.3M$2.6M$2.5M
Households per official establishment13,0595,1046,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.8%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$941$876$958
Median household income$88,333$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score8038

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 7
Employees, 2023
48
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2012 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The 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 York 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 York County

Population, 2025 estimate
222,434+4.8% since 2020
Households
91,413
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
991 sq. mi.
People per square mile
219
Median household income
$88,333+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,468
Median home value
$395,700
Jobs located here
68,466
Daytime population
181,796Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Maine

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The highest-scoring counties in Maine for tire shops, numbered among those based in Maine, with York County marked.

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1York County, ME80202.2$4.3M+4.8%#97 of 1,530
2Oxford County, ME6462.5$3.6M+4.2%#413 of 1,530
3Hancock County, ME6172.7$3.2M+3.0%#487 of 1,530
4Cumberland County, ME54453.4$2.6M+4.5%#674 of 1,530
5Knox County, ME5363.2$2.7M+1.1%#693 of 1,530
6Somerset County, ME4793.9$2.3M+2.3%#849 of 1,530
7Androscoggin County, ME40194.0$2M+4.8%#1,020 of 1,530
8Sagadahoc County, ME3974.3$2.2M+3.4%#1,041 of 1,530
9Kennebec County, ME38224.1$2.1M+3.5%#1,074 of 1,530
10Penobscot County, ME37294.4$2M+3.8%#1,099 of 1,530

Other business types in York County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in York County, ME?

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 tire shops in York County. 12 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in York County, ME spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $86.1M a year, or $941 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 91,413 households in York County and national spending patterns by income.

How does York County, ME compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

York County has 2.2 tire shops per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $4.3M, 72% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, York County would have about 34, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,059 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is York County, ME growing?

Population estimates put York County at 222,434 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 91,413 households. The median household income in York County is $88,333 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. York County scores 80 for tire shops (high), #97 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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