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Tire shops in Ingham County, MI

How Ingham 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #396 of 1,530 scored counties
#21 of 44 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
33
14 chain locations (42%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$108.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $926 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
289,709
+1.7% 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

Households in Ingham County spend about $108.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $926 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per shop, 31% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

There are 33 tire shops on map listings in Ingham County as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 42%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Ingham County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 7,806 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Ingham County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Ingham County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #396 of 1,530 scored counties and #21 of 44 scored counties in Michigan.

How Ingham 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 Ingham County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureIngham CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.83.03.8
Spending per listing$3.3M$3.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishment7,8067,6056,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.3%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$926$1,022$958
Median household income$65,526$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6563

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 15
Employees, 2023
167
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3314 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The 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 Ingham 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 Ingham County

Population, 2025 estimate
289,709+1.7% since 2020
Households
117,096
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
556 sq. mi.
People per square mile
511
Median household income
$65,526+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,082
Median home value
$198,800
Jobs located here
166,989
Daytime population
339,161Residents 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 Ingham 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
21Ingham County, MI65332.8$3.3M+1.7%#396 of 1,530

Other business types in Ingham County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Ingham County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 33 tire shops in Ingham County. 14 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

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

About $108.4M a year, or $926 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 117,096 households in Ingham County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ingham County has 2.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Ingham County would have about 43, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,806 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Ingham County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Ingham County at 289,709 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 117,096 households. The median household income in Ingham County is $65,526 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% 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. Ingham County scores 65 for tire shops (upper middle), #396 of 1,530 scored counties.

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