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Tire shops in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area

The tire shops in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #104 of 386 scored metro areas
#7 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
51
25 chain locations (49%)
Official establishments
29
+3.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$194.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,003 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
53% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
479,722
+1.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 51 tire shops in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area. Of those, 25 are chain locations, or 49%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Households in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area spend about $194.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,003 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 51 tire shops, that is $3.8M per shop, 53% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area was 29 in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 6,695 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Lansing-East Lansing metro area grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Lansing-East Lansing metro area scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #104 of 386 scored metro areas and #7 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.

How the Lansing-East Lansing metro area 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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureLansing-East Lansing metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.63.03.8
Spending per listing$3.8M$3.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishment6,6957,6056,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.6%+2.3%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,003$1,022$958
Median household income$72,550$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6463

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29+3.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
327
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5125 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
78The 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 the Lansing-East Lansing metro area, 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 the Lansing-East Lansing metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
479,722+1.4% since 2020
Households
194,163
Median age
38.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,699 sq. mi.
People per square mile
278
Median household income
$72,550
Average household income
$94,775
Median home value
$216,700
Jobs located here
232,664
Daytime population
512,361Residents 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 metro areas in Michigan for tire shops, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Lansing-East Lansing metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas in Michigan ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Monroe, MI82132.1$5.4M+0.7%#8 of 386
2Midland, MI8082.3$4.8M+0.3%#15 of 386
3Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI751393.2$3.5M+2.8%#32 of 386
4Traverse City, MI74182.8$4M+2.2%#37 of 386
5Ann Arbor, MI72291.9$5.3M−0.4%#49 of 386
6Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI68223.2$3.1M+1.8%#83 of 386
7Lansing-East Lansing, MI64512.6$3.8M+1.4%#104 of 386
8Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI635112.9$3.4M+0.1%#110 of 386
9Jackson, MI62172.7$3.8M−0.4%#117 of 386
10Niles, MI62213.3$3M−1.3%#119 of 386

Other business types in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area?

There are 51 tire shops on map listings in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area as of September 2026. 25 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, up 3.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $194.8M 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 51 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 194,163 households in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

The Lansing-East Lansing metro area has 2.6 tire shops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.8M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Lansing-East Lansing metro area would have about 78, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,695 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lansing-East Lansing metro area at 479,722 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 194,163 households. Median household income in the Lansing-East Lansing metro area is $72,550, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Lansing-East Lansing metro area scores 64 for tire shops (upper middle), #104 of 386 scored metro areas.

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