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Tire shops in Suffolk County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Suffolk County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #410 of 1,530 scored counties
#8 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 35
- 13 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $170.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $522 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 95% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 71% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 791,891
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 tire shops in Suffolk County. Chain locations make up 37% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Suffolk County comes to about $170.9M a year: $522 per household, 45% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 95% 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 12 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Suffolk County in 2023. That is one for every 27,264 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Suffolk County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Suffolk County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #410 of 1,530 scored counties and #8 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Suffolk 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 | Suffolk County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $3.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 27,264 | 9,441 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $522 | $841 | $958 |
| Median household income | $95,631 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 77
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3513 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 68The 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 Suffolk 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 Suffolk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 791,891+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 327,167
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 36%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.0
- Land area
- 58 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13,478
- Median household income
- $95,631+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $139,221
- Median home value
- $705,800
- Jobs located here
- 748,596
- Daytime population
- 1,129,553Residents 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 Suffolk 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 Suffolk County, MA?
Suffolk County has 35 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Suffolk County, MA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $170.9M a year, or $522 per household. That is 45% below the U.S. average (an index of 55, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 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 327,167 households in Suffolk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Suffolk County, MA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Suffolk County has 1.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $4.9M, 95% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Suffolk County would have about 68, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 27,264 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Suffolk County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Suffolk County at 791,891 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,167 households. Median household income in Suffolk County is $95,631, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.3%, 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. Suffolk County scores 64 for tire shops (upper middle), #410 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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