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Tire shops in St. Louis County, MN
The tire shops in St. Louis County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #321 of 1,530 scored counties
#17 of 30 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 24
- 9 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $92.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,060 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 200,518
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 tire shops in St. Louis County. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in St. Louis County spend about $92.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,060 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per shop, 54% 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 13 businesses with payroll in St. Louis County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 6,701 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Louis County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in St. Louis County is 68 (upper middle), #321 of 1,530 scored counties and #17 of 30 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How St. Louis 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 | St. Louis County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,701 | 9,086 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.9% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,060 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,069 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 120
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 249 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 St. Louis 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 St. Louis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 200,518+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 87,115
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,248 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $70,069+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,368
- Median home value
- $221,400
- Jobs located here
- 98,963
- Daytime population
- 212,532Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for tire shops, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with St. Louis County marked.
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 |
| 17St. Louis County, MN | 68 | 24 | 2.8 | $3.8M | +0.2% | #321 of 1,530 |
Other business types in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County, MN?
There are 24 tire shops on map listings in St. Louis County as of September 2026. 9 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $92.4M a year, or $1,060 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 87,115 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MN compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
St. Louis County has 2.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.8M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, St. Louis County would have about 37, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,701 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis County, MN growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 200,518 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,115 households. Median household income in St. Louis County is $70,069, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. St. Louis County scores 68 for tire shops (upper middle), #321 of 1,530 scored counties.
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