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Tire shops in Hillsdale County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Hillsdale County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #543 of 1,530 scored counties
#26 of 44 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $19.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,087 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,738
- 0.0% since 2020
See the tire shops around any address in Hillsdale County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 tire shops in Hillsdale County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Hillsdale County spend about $19.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,087 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 7 tire shops, that is $2.8M per shop, 11% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Hillsdale County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hillsdale County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. Hillsdale County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #543 of 1,530 scored counties and #26 of 44 scored counties in Michigan.
How Hillsdale 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.
| Measure | Hillsdale County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,605 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,087 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,242 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 63 |
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
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,7380.0% since 2020
- Households
- 17,860
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $64,242+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,816
- Median home value
- $176,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,372
- Daytime population
- 39,069Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa County, MI | 86 | 29 | 2.6 | $4.5M | +3.9% | #29 of 1,530 |
| 2Livingston County, MI | 85 | 14 | 1.8 | $6.8M | +1.7% | #38 of 1,530 |
| 3Monroe County, MI | 82 | 13 | 2.1 | $5.4M | +0.7% | #69 of 1,530 |
| 4Allegan County, MI | 82 | 11 | 2.4 | $5M | +2.1% | #72 of 1,530 |
| 5Lapeer County, MI | 80 | 10 | 2.9 | $4.1M | +1.0% | #98 of 1,530 |
| 6Midland County, MI | 79 | 8 | 2.3 | $4.8M | +0.3% | #108 of 1,530 |
| 7St. Clair County, MI | 78 | 9 | 1.3 | $8.1M | +0.1% | #119 of 1,530 |
| 8Oakland County, MI | 76 | 130 | 2.5 | $4.4M | +1.2% | #150 of 1,530 |
| 9Washtenaw County, MI | 73 | 29 | 1.9 | $5.3M | −0.4% | #199 of 1,530 |
| 10Cass County, MI | 73 | 6 | 2.8 | $4.1M | +0.2% | #206 of 1,530 |
| 26Hillsdale County, MI | 59 | 7 | 3.9 | $2.8M | 0.0% | #543 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County, MI?
Hillsdale County has 7 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Hillsdale County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hillsdale County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19.4M a year, or $1,087 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,860 households in Hillsdale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hillsdale County, MI compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Hillsdale County has 3.9 tire shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Hillsdale County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Hillsdale County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Hillsdale County at 45,738 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,860 households. Median household income in Hillsdale County is $64,242, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. Hillsdale County scores 59 for tire shops (upper middle), #543 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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