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Tire shops in Hampden County, MA
The tire shops in Hampden County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #845 of 1,530 scored counties
#11 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 60
- 25 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $144.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $784 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 464,338
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Hampden County comes to about $144.7M a year: $784 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 60 tire shops, that is $2.4M per shop, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
Hampden County has 60 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Hampden County was 25 in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 7,379 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Hampden County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Hampden County is 47 (lower middle), #845 of 1,530 scored counties and #11 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Hampden County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Hampden County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,379 | 9,441 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.8% | −3.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $784 | $841 | $958 |
| Median household income | $71,306 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 25−3.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 193
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6025 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The 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 Hampden 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 Hampden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 464,338+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 184,471
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 617 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 750
- Median household income
- $71,306+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,828
- Median home value
- $298,800
- Jobs located here
- 204,758
- Daytime population
- 449,264Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Barnstable County, MA | 77 | 17 | 1.6 | $5.8M | +2.4% | #130 of 1,530 |
| 2Plymouth County, MA | 76 | 52 | 2.6 | $3.9M | +3.5% | #153 of 1,530 |
| 3Worcester County, MA | 73 | 76 | 2.3 | $4M | +3.7% | #207 of 1,530 |
| 4Hampshire County, MA | 72 | 11 | 1.8 | $4.9M | +10.4% | #218 of 1,530 |
| 5Middlesex County, MA | 72 | 126 | 2.0 | $4.4M | +2.8% | #219 of 1,530 |
| 6Norfolk County, MA | 69 | 61 | 2.2 | $4.1M | +2.2% | #294 of 1,530 |
| 7Essex County, MA | 69 | 74 | 2.4 | $3.7M | +2.3% | #299 of 1,530 |
| 8Suffolk County, MA | 64 | 35 | 1.1 | $4.9M | +0.1% | #410 of 1,530 |
| 9Bristol County, MA | 58 | 76 | 3.3 | $2.7M | +2.9% | #569 of 1,530 |
| 10Franklin County, MA | 53 | 10 | 3.2 | $2.7M | −0.3% | #695 of 1,530 |
| 11Hampden County, MA | 47 | 60 | 3.3 | $2.4M | +0.2% | #845 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Hampden 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 Hampden County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 tire shops in Hampden County. 25 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 3.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Hampden County, MA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $144.7M a year, or $784 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 184,471 households in Hampden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hampden County, MA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Hampden County has 3.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Hampden County would have about 58, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,379 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Hampden County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Hampden County at 464,338 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,471 households. The median household income in Hampden County is $71,306 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Hampden County scores 47 for tire shops (lower middle), #845 of 1,530 scored counties.
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