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Tire shops in Middlesex County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Middlesex County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #219 of 1,530 scored counties
#5 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 126
- 70 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- −1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $548.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $865 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 74% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,669,979
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Middlesex County comes to about $548.7M a year: $865 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.4M per shop, 74% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
Middlesex County has 126 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 70 of them (56%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 64 businesses with payroll in Middlesex County classed as tire dealers, down 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 9,910 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Middlesex County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Middlesex County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #219 of 1,530 scored counties and #5 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Middlesex 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 | Middlesex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $3.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,910 | 9,441 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.5% | −3.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $865 | $841 | $958 |
| Median household income | $130,847 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65 → 64−1.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 476
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12670 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 219The 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 Middlesex 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 Middlesex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,669,979+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 634,215
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 818 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,003
- Median household income
- $130,847+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $178,065
- Median home value
- $727,800
- Jobs located here
- 949,767
- Daytime population
- 1,753,217Residents 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 |
Other business types in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 126 tire shops in Middlesex County. 70 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 1.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Middlesex County, MA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $548.7M a year, or $865 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 126 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 634,215 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Middlesex County, MA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Middlesex County has 2.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $4.4M, 74% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 219, against 126 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,910 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Middlesex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Middlesex County at 1,669,979 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 634,215 households. The median household income in Middlesex County is $130,847 a year, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. Middlesex County scores 72 for tire shops (upper middle), #219 of 1,530 scored counties.
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