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Tire shops in Cass County, MI

The tire shops in Cass County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #206 of 1,530 scored counties
#10 of 44 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,146 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
62% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,677
+0.2% 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

At $1,146 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in Cass County spend about $24.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 62% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Cass County has 6 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Cass County in 2023. That is one for every 7,069 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Cass County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Cass County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #206 of 1,530 scored counties and #10 of 44 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Cass 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 Cass County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.83.03.8
Spending per listing$4.1M$3.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishment7,0697,6056,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.3%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,146$1,022$958
Median household income$70,443$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score7363

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$343K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,677+0.2% since 2020
Households
21,207
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
490 sq. mi.
People per square mile
105
Median household income
$70,443+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,850
Median home value
$218,000
Jobs located here
10,356
Daytime population
39,419Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the tire shops on map listings by name and distance.

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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 Cass 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 Cass County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Cass County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 tire shops in Cass County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

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

About $24.3M a year, or $1,146 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 21,207 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cass County has 2.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $4.1M, 62% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Cass County would have about 10, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,069 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 51,677 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,207 households. The median household income in Cass County is $70,443 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Cass County scores 73 for tire shops (upper middle), #206 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Cass County. It maps the tire shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Cass County?

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