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Tire shops in Kanabec County, MN

The tire shops in Kanabec County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,294 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
16,628
+3.6% 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 2 tire shops in Kanabec County. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households.

Households in Kanabec County spend about $8.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,294 per household, 35% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Kanabec County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 2,188 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Kanabec County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 tire shops on map listings, Kanabec County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Kanabec 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 Kanabec County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureKanabec CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.02.83.8
Spending per listing$4.2M$3.9M$2.5M
Households per official establishment2,1889,0866,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.9%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,294$1,108$958
Median household income$71,460$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored78

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$698K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Kanabec 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 Kanabec County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,628+3.6% since 2020
Households
6,564
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
522 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$71,460+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,428
Median home value
$228,100
Jobs located here
4,304
Daytime population
13,380Residents 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 Kanabec 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
Kanabec County, MNNot scored23.0$4.2M+3.6%

Other business types in Kanabec County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Kanabec County, MN?

There are 2 tire shops on map listings in Kanabec County as of September 2026. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

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

About $8.5M a year, or $1,294 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,564 households in Kanabec County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kanabec County has 2 tire shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Kanabec County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,188 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Kanabec County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Kanabec County at 16,628 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,564 households. Median household income in Kanabec County is $71,460, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Kanabec County has no market score for tire shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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