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Tire shops in the St. Cloud, MN metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in the St. Cloud, MN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #61 of 386 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota

Listings
32
18 chain locations (56%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$88.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,129 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
205,854
+3.0% 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 32 tire shops in the St. Cloud metro area. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 56%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

At $1,129 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in the St. Cloud metro area spend about $88.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.8M per shop, 10% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in the St. Cloud metro area classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 8,680 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the St. Cloud metro area grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The St. Cloud metro area scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #61 of 386 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the St. Cloud metro area 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 St. Cloud, MN metro area compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Cloud metro areaMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.12.83.8
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.9M$2.5M
Households per official establishment8,6809,0866,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.9%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,129$1,108$958
Median household income$76,497$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score7178

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9
Employees, 2023
157
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3218 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
35The 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 the St. Cloud metro area, 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 the St. Cloud metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
205,854+3.0% since 2020
Households
78,122
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,751 sq. mi.
People per square mile
116
Median household income
$76,497+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,113
Median home value
$272,800
Jobs located here
101,570
Daytime population
207,575Residents 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 metro areas in Minnesota for tire shops, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the St. Cloud metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Minnesota

Metro areas in Minnesota ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Sioux Falls, SD-MN86383.1$3.7M+9.5%#1 of 386
1Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI823792.6$4.2M+2.6%#9 of 386
2Rochester, MN80192.0$5.6M+2.0%#14 of 386
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN76162.2$4.7M+0.4%#25 of 386
Fargo, ND-MN74322.9$3.6M+7.7%#38 of 386
3St. Cloud, MN71324.1$2.8M+3.0%#61 of 386
4Mankato, MN67133.2$3.5M+1.2%#91 of 386
5Duluth, MN-WI66352.9$3.7M+0.2%#94 of 386
Grand Forks, ND-MN59122.7$3.8M+0.8%#139 of 386

Other business types in the St. Cloud metro area

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in the St. Cloud, MN metro area?

There are 32 tire shops on map listings in the St. Cloud metro area as of September 2026. 18 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in the St. Cloud, MN metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $88.2M a year, or $1,129 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,122 households in the St. Cloud metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the St. Cloud, MN metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

The St. Cloud metro area has 4.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, the St. Cloud metro area would have about 35, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,680 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is the St. Cloud, MN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the St. Cloud metro area at 205,854 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,122 households. Median household income in the St. Cloud metro area is $76,497, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. The St. Cloud metro area scores 71 for tire shops (upper middle), #61 of 386 scored metro areas.

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