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Tire shops in Itasca County, MN

How Itasca County, MN 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #327 of 1,530 scored counties
#18 of 30 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
7
3 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$21.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,158 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,404
+0.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 tire shops in Itasca County. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Itasca County comes to about $21.5M a year: $1,158 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 22% above 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 Itasca County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Itasca County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Itasca County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #327 of 1,530 scored counties and #18 of 30 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Itasca 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.

Tire shops in Itasca County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureItasca CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.82.83.8
Spending per listing$3.1M$3.9M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a9,0866,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.9%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,158$1,108$958
Median household income$68,603$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score6878

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
73 chain locations
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 Itasca 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 Itasca County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,404+0.9% since 2020
Households
18,541
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,668 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$68,603+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,664
Median home value
$225,200
Jobs located here
16,336
Daytime population
40,939Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for tire shops, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Itasca County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sherburne County, MN9392.5$5.2M+6.8%#2 of 1,530
2Carver County, MN93112.7$4.9M+6.6%#3 of 1,530
3Washington County, MN92262.5$4.9M+6.9%#5 of 1,530
4Chisago County, MN9062.8$4.8M+4.3%#16 of 1,530
5Dakota County, MN84492.8$4.1M+3.9%#54 of 1,530
6Anoka County, MN84402.9$4M+4.7%#55 of 1,530
7Wright County, MN83203.7$3.6M+11.1%#63 of 1,530
8Scott County, MN82264.7$2.8M+5.1%#86 of 1,530
9Stearns County, MN79223.6$3.2M+3.6%#117 of 1,530
10Le Sueur County, MN7854.3$3.1M+2.9%#128 of 1,530
18Itasca County, MN6873.8$3.1M+0.9%#327 of 1,530

Other business types in Itasca County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Itasca County, MN?

There are 7 tire shops on map listings in Itasca County as of September 2026. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Itasca County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Itasca County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $21.5M a year, or $1,158 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,541 households in Itasca County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Itasca County, MN compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Itasca County has 3.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Itasca County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Itasca County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Itasca County at 45,404 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,541 households. Median household income in Itasca County is $68,603, 15% below 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. Itasca County scores 68 for tire shops (upper middle), #327 of 1,530 scored counties.

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