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Tire shops in Tuscola County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Tuscola County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$23.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,091 a household
Spending per listing
$5.9M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,680
−1.2% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Tuscola County comes to about $23.5M a year: $1,091 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.9M per shop, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Tuscola County has 4 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for tire dealers in Tuscola County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tuscola County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 tire shops on map listings, Tuscola County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Tuscola 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 Tuscola County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureTuscola CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.93.03.8
Spending per listing$5.9M$3.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,6056,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.3%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,091$1,022$958
Median household income$63,811$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

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
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Tuscola 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 Tuscola County

Population, 2025 estimate
52,680−1.2% since 2020
Households
21,498
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
805 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$63,811+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,133
Median home value
$149,500
Jobs located here
10,757
Daytime population
44,077Residents 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 Tuscola 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
Tuscola County, MINot scored41.9$5.9M−1.2%

Other business types in Tuscola County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Tuscola County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 tire shops in Tuscola County. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Tuscola County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $23.5M a year, or $1,091 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $5.9M 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 21,498 households in Tuscola County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tuscola County has 1.9 tire shops per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $5.9M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Tuscola County would have about 9, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Tuscola County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Tuscola County at 52,680 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,498 households. The median household income in Tuscola County is $63,811 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Tuscola County has no market score for tire shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in Tuscola County

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