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Tire shops in Gladwin County, MI

How Gladwin County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,003 a household
Spending per listing
$5.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
26,077
+2.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 tire shops in Gladwin County. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households.

Households in Gladwin County spend about $11.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,003 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Gladwin County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gladwin County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 tire shops on map listings, Gladwin County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Gladwin 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 Gladwin County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureGladwin CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.83.03.8
Spending per listing$5.7M$3.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,6056,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.3%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,003$1,022$958
Median household income$55,349$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Gladwin 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 Gladwin County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,077+2.8% since 2020
Households
11,280
Median age
50.0
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
502 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$55,349+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,057
Median home value
$162,300
Jobs located here
3,987
Daytime population
21,290Residents 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 Gladwin 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
Gladwin County, MINot scored21.8$5.7M+2.8%

Other business types in Gladwin County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Gladwin County, MI?

Gladwin County has 2 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Gladwin County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $11.3M a year, or $1,003 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $5.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,280 households in Gladwin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gladwin County has 2 tire shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Gladwin County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Gladwin County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Gladwin County at 26,077 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,280 households. Median household income in Gladwin County is $55,349, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Gladwin County has no market score for tire shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Gladwin 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 Gladwin County

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