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Tire shops in Iosco County, MI

How Iosco 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,200 of 1,530 scored counties
#43 of 44 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $902 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
34% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,266
+0.3% 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, Iosco County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,200 of 1,530 scored counties and #43 of 44 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Iosco County spend about $10.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $902 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

There are 6 tire shops on map listings in Iosco County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 5.1 per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for tire dealers in Iosco County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Iosco County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Iosco 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 Iosco County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureIosco CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.13.03.8
Spending per listing$1.8M$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+0.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$902$1,022$958
Median household income$50,066$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3263

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
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Iosco 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 Iosco County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,266+0.3% since 2020
Households
11,713
Median age
51.7
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
550 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$50,066+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,180
Median home value
$142,200
Jobs located here
5,682
Daytime population
22,967Residents 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 Iosco 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
43Iosco County, MI3265.1$1.8M+0.3%#1,200 of 1,530

Other business types in Iosco County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Iosco County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 tire shops in Iosco County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Iosco County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10.6M a year, or $902 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 11,713 households in Iosco County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Iosco County has 5.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Iosco County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Iosco County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Iosco County at 25,266 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,713 households. The median household income in Iosco County is $50,066 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.6% 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. Iosco County scores 32 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,200 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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