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Tire shops in Clay County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Clay County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 3 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $28.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,080 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.5M
- 3.8 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 71% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,734
- +3.6% since 2020
See the tire shops around any address in Clay County
The site report maps the tire shops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Clay County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 tire shops in Clay County. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,080 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Clay County spend about $28.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $9.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 3.8 times 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Clay County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Clay County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 tire shops on map listings, Clay County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Clay 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 | Clay County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $9.5M | $3.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 9,086 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.9% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,080 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $81,172 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 78 |
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
- 33 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,734+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,442
- Median age
- 34.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,045 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $81,172+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,798
- Median home value
- $265,500
- Jobs located here
- 20,888
- Daytime population
- 54,566Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Clay 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 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 |
| Clay County, MN | Not scored | 3 | 1.1 | $9.5M | +3.6% |
Other business types in Clay 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 Clay County, MN?
Clay County has 3 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Clay County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $28.5M a year, or $1,080 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $9.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,442 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, MN compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Clay County has 1.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $9.5M, 3.8 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Clay County would have about 11, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Clay County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 67,734 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,442 households. Median household income in Clay County is $81,172, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Clay County has no market score for tire shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Clay County. It maps the tire shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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