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Tire shops in Allegan County, MI

How Allegan County, MI 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 82 out of 100: High

Ranked #72 of 1,530 scored counties
#4 of 44 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
11
6 chain locations (55%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$54.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,197 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
98% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
123,188
+2.1% 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

For tire shops, Allegan County has a Groundwork market score of 82 (high): #72 of 1,530 scored counties and #4 of 44 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for tire shops.

At $1,197 per household (25% above the U.S. average), households in Allegan County spend about $54.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 11 tire shops, that is $5M per shop, 98% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Allegan County has 11 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 55% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Allegan County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 7,587 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Population estimates show Allegan County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Allegan County compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Allegan County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureAllegan CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.43.03.8
Spending per listing$5M$3.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishment7,5877,6056,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.3%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,197$1,022$958
Median household income$83,283$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score8263

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6
Employees, 2023
54
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
116 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Allegan 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 Allegan County

Population, 2025 estimate
123,188+2.1% since 2020
Households
45,522
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
825 sq. mi.
People per square mile
147
Median household income
$83,283+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,889
Median home value
$267,100
Jobs located here
42,851
Daytime population
107,584Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Michigan

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

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ottawa County, MI86292.6$4.5M+3.9%#29 of 1,530
2Livingston County, MI85141.8$6.8M+1.7%#38 of 1,530
3Monroe County, MI82132.1$5.4M+0.7%#69 of 1,530
4Allegan County, MI82112.4$5M+2.1%#72 of 1,530
5Lapeer County, MI80102.9$4.1M+1.0%#98 of 1,530
6Midland County, MI7982.3$4.8M+0.3%#108 of 1,530
7St. Clair County, MI7891.3$8.1M+0.1%#119 of 1,530
8Oakland County, MI761302.5$4.4M+1.2%#150 of 1,530
9Washtenaw County, MI73291.9$5.3M−0.4%#199 of 1,530
10Cass County, MI7362.8$4.1M+0.2%#206 of 1,530

Other business types in Allegan County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Allegan County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 tire shops in Allegan County. 6 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in Allegan County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $54.5M a year, or $1,197 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 45,522 households in Allegan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allegan County, MI compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Allegan County has 2.4 tire shops per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $5M, 98% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Allegan County would have about 22, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,587 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Allegan County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Allegan County at 123,188 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,522 households. The median household income in Allegan County is $83,283 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Allegan County scores 82 for tire shops (high), #72 of 1,530 scored counties.

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

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