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Tire shops in Blue Earth County, MN
The tire shops in Blue Earth County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #518 of 1,530 scored counties
#26 of 30 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 11
- 7 chain locations (64%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,107 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,634
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Blue Earth County comes to about $30.6M a year: $1,107 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 11 tire shops, that is $2.8M per shop, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 11 tire shops on map listings in Blue Earth County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 64%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Blue Earth County in 2023. That is one for every 4,601 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Blue Earth County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Blue Earth County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #518 of 1,530 scored counties and #26 of 30 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Blue Earth County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Blue Earth County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,601 | 9,086 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.9% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,107 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,477 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 96
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,634+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 27,606
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 748 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $74,477+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,438
- Median home value
- $266,700
- Jobs located here
- 37,905
- Daytime population
- 76,062Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sherburne County, MN | 93 | 9 | 2.5 | $5.2M | +6.8% | #2 of 1,530 |
| 2Carver County, MN | 93 | 11 | 2.7 | $4.9M | +6.6% | #3 of 1,530 |
| 3Washington County, MN | 92 | 26 | 2.5 | $4.9M | +6.9% | #5 of 1,530 |
| 4Chisago County, MN | 90 | 6 | 2.8 | $4.8M | +4.3% | #16 of 1,530 |
| 5Dakota County, MN | 84 | 49 | 2.8 | $4.1M | +3.9% | #54 of 1,530 |
| 6Anoka County, MN | 84 | 40 | 2.9 | $4M | +4.7% | #55 of 1,530 |
| 7Wright County, MN | 83 | 20 | 3.7 | $3.6M | +11.1% | #63 of 1,530 |
| 8Scott County, MN | 82 | 26 | 4.7 | $2.8M | +5.1% | #86 of 1,530 |
| 9Stearns County, MN | 79 | 22 | 3.6 | $3.2M | +3.6% | #117 of 1,530 |
| 10Le Sueur County, MN | 78 | 5 | 4.3 | $3.1M | +2.9% | #128 of 1,530 |
| 26Blue Earth County, MN | 60 | 11 | 4.0 | $2.8M | +2.1% | #518 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 tire shops in Blue Earth County. 7 of them (64%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Blue Earth County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $30.6M a year, or $1,107 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 27,606 households in Blue Earth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blue Earth County, MN compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Blue Earth County has 4.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Blue Earth County would have about 12, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,601 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Blue Earth County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Blue Earth County at 70,634 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,606 households. The median household income in Blue Earth County is $74,477 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Blue Earth County scores 60 for tire shops (upper middle), #518 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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