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Tire shops in the Traverse City, MI metro area
How the Traverse City, MI metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #37 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 18
- 7 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $72.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,106 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 61% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 156,972
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Traverse City metro area scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #37 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for tire shops.
At $1,106 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in the Traverse City metro area spend about $72.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 18 tire shops, that is $4M per shop, 61% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 18 tire shops on map listings in the Traverse City metro area as of September 2026. 7 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in the Traverse City metro area classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 7,270 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Traverse City metro area grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Traverse City 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.
| Measure | Traverse City metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $3.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,270 | 7,605 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,106 | $1,022 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,889 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 104
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 187 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Traverse City 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 Traverse City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 156,972+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 65,429
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,691 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $80,889+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,351
- Median home value
- $324,300
- Jobs located here
- 61,451
- Daytime population
- 155,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for tire shops, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Traverse City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monroe, MI | 82 | 13 | 2.1 | $5.4M | +0.7% | #8 of 386 |
| 2Midland, MI | 80 | 8 | 2.3 | $4.8M | +0.3% | #15 of 386 |
| 3Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 75 | 139 | 3.2 | $3.5M | +2.8% | #32 of 386 |
| 4Traverse City, MI | 74 | 18 | 2.8 | $4M | +2.2% | #37 of 386 |
| 5Ann Arbor, MI | 72 | 29 | 1.9 | $5.3M | −0.4% | #49 of 386 |
| 6Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 68 | 22 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +1.8% | #83 of 386 |
| 7Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 64 | 51 | 2.6 | $3.8M | +1.4% | #104 of 386 |
| 8Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 63 | 511 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +0.1% | #110 of 386 |
| 9Jackson, MI | 62 | 17 | 2.7 | $3.8M | −0.4% | #117 of 386 |
| 10Niles, MI | 62 | 21 | 3.3 | $3M | −1.3% | #119 of 386 |
Other business types in the Traverse City metro area
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 the Traverse City, MI metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 tire shops in the Traverse City metro area. 7 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in the Traverse City, MI metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $72.4M a year, or $1,106 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 65,429 households in the Traverse City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Traverse City, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
The Traverse City metro area has 2.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $4M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Traverse City metro area would have about 29, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,270 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is the Traverse City, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Traverse City metro area at 156,972 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,429 households. The median household income in the Traverse City metro area is $80,889 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. The Traverse City metro area scores 74 for tire shops (upper middle), #37 of 386 scored metro areas.
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