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Tire shops in Ottawa County, MI
How Ottawa 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 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #29 of 1,530 scored counties
#1 of 44 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 29
- 13 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $131.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,180 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 81% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 308,459
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Ottawa County is 86 (high), #29 of 1,530 scored counties and #1 of 44 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for tire shops.
At $1,180 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in Ottawa County spend about $131.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 29 tire shops, that is $4.5M per shop, 81% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
Ottawa County has 29 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 45%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Ottawa County in 2023. That is one for every 8,563 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Ottawa County. Population estimates show Ottawa County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ottawa 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 | Ottawa County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $3.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,563 | 7,605 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,180 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $90,502 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 114
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2913 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Ottawa 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 Ottawa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 308,459+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 111,322
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 564 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 535
- Median household income
- $90,502+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,389
- Median home value
- $323,400
- Jobs located here
- 122,407
- Daytime population
- 286,672Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Ottawa County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the tire shops on map listings by name and distance.
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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 |
Other business types in Ottawa 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 Ottawa County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 tire shops in Ottawa County. 13 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Ottawa County, MI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $131.4M a year, or $1,180 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 111,322 households in Ottawa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ottawa County, MI compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Ottawa County has 2.6 tire shops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $4.5M, 81% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Ottawa County would have about 53, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,563 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Ottawa County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Ottawa County at 308,459 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 111,322 households. The median household income in Ottawa County is $90,502 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Ottawa County scores 86 for tire shops (high), #29 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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