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Tire shops in Montgomery County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Montgomery County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #200 of 1,530 scored counties
#5 of 19 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 72
- 31 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −6.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $352.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $906 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 96% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,582
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 72 tire shops in Montgomery County. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 43%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 53% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $906 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $352.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 72 tire shops, that is $4.9M per shop, 96% 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.
Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Montgomery County in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 13,900 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Montgomery County.
Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Montgomery County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #200 of 1,530 scored counties and #5 of 19 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Montgomery County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Montgomery County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,900 | 8,176 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.7% | −6.8% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $906 | $908 | $958 |
| Median household income | $132,450 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 28−6.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 347
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7231 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 141The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,582+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 389,210
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,162
- Median household income
- $132,450+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $181,353
- Median home value
- $640,300
- Jobs located here
- 491,378
- Daytime population
- 1,073,010Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Calvert County, MD | 82 | 9 | 2.7 | $4.6M | +1.7% | #73 of 1,530 |
| 2Howard County, MD | 80 | 22 | 1.8 | $5.7M | +1.9% | #95 of 1,530 |
| 3Frederick County, MD | 80 | 32 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +11.0% | #101 of 1,530 |
| 4Cecil County, MD | 74 | 10 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +3.2% | #176 of 1,530 |
| 5Montgomery County, MD | 73 | 72 | 1.8 | $4.9M | +1.3% | #200 of 1,530 |
| 6Anne Arundel County, MD | 73 | 67 | 3.0 | $3.4M | +1.7% | #209 of 1,530 |
| 7Wicomico County, MD | 68 | 11 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +3.2% | #324 of 1,530 |
| 8Queen Anne’s County, MD | 67 | 11 | 5.5 | $2.1M | +8.8% | #359 of 1,530 |
| 9Carroll County, MD | 64 | 26 | 4.0 | $2.8M | +2.2% | #420 of 1,530 |
| 10Harford County, MD | 61 | 38 | 3.7 | $2.7M | +2.0% | #494 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Montgomery County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many tire shops are in Montgomery County, MD?
Montgomery County has 72 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 31 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Montgomery County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $352.7M a year, or $906 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $4.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 389,210 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, MD compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Montgomery County has 1.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $4.9M, 96% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 141, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,900 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 1,074,582 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,210 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $132,450, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Montgomery County scores 73 for tire shops (upper middle), #200 of 1,530 scored counties.
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