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Tire shops in Ramsey County, MN

How Ramsey 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #390 of 1,530 scored counties
#20 of 30 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
53
31 chain locations (58%)
Official establishments
22
−12.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$206.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $931 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
55% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
541,623
−1.8% 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 Ramsey County comes to about $206.1M a year: $931 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 53 tire shops, that is $3.9M per shop, 55% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

There are 53 tire shops on map listings in Ramsey County as of September 2026. 31 of them (58%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Ramsey County was 22 in 2023, down 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 10,060 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $177K has gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Ramsey County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ramsey County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Ramsey County is 65 (upper middle), #390 of 1,530 scored counties and #20 of 30 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Ramsey 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 Ramsey County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureRamsey CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.42.83.8
Spending per listing$3.9M$3.9M$2.5M
Households per official establishment10,0609,0866,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−12.0%−10.9%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$931$1,108$958
Median household income$81,568$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score6578

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 22−12.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
211
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5331 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
82The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$177K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Ramsey 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 Ramsey County

Population, 2025 estimate
541,623−1.8% since 2020
Households
221,327
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
152 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3,566
Median household income
$81,568+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,592
Median home value
$326,600
Jobs located here
325,019
Daytime population
607,513Residents 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 Ramsey 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
20Ramsey County, MN65532.4$3.9M−1.8%#390 of 1,530

Other business types in Ramsey County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Ramsey County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 53 tire shops in Ramsey County. 31 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 12.0% from 2019.

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

About $206.1M a year, or $931 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 221,327 households in Ramsey County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ramsey County has 2.4 tire shops per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Ramsey County would have about 82, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,060 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Ramsey County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Ramsey County at 541,623 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 221,327 households. The median household income in Ramsey County is $81,568 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% 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. Ramsey County scores 65 for tire shops (upper middle), #390 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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