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Tire shops in Isabella County, MI
How Isabella 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,025 of 1,530 scored counties
#41 of 44 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 14
- 8 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $997 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,691
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 tire shops in Isabella County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 57%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 5.6 for every 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Isabella County comes to about $24.8M a year: $997 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 14 tire shops, that is $1.8M per shop, 29% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Isabella County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 4,983 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Isabella County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Isabella County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,025 of 1,530 scored counties and #41 of 44 scored counties in Michigan.
How Isabella 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 | Isabella County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $3.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,983 | 7,605 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $997 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,237 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 148 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 Isabella 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 Isabella County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,691+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 24,914
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 573 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 113
- Median household income
- $55,237+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,389
- Median home value
- $170,400
- Jobs located here
- 26,182
- Daytime population
- 67,374Residents 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 |
| 41Isabella County, MI | 40 | 14 | 5.6 | $1.8M | +0.3% | #1,025 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Isabella 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 Isabella County, MI?
Isabella County has 14 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Isabella County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.8M a year, or $997 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,914 households in Isabella County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Isabella County, MI compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Isabella County has 5.6 tire shops per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Isabella County would have about 10, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,983 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Isabella County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Isabella County at 64,691 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,914 households. Median household income in Isabella County is $55,237, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Isabella County scores 40 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,025 of 1,530 scored counties.
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