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Tire shops in Waseca County, MN

The tire shops in Waseca 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
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,210 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,688
−1.5% 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 Waseca County comes to about $9M a year: $1,210 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Waseca County has 2 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for tire dealers in Waseca County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Waseca County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 tire shops on map listings, Waseca County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Waseca 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 Waseca County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureWaseca CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.72.83.8
Spending per listing$4.5M$3.9M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a9,0866,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.9%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,210$1,108$958
Median household income$76,261$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored78

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Waseca 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 Waseca County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,688−1.5% since 2020
Households
7,477
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
423 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$76,261+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,562
Median home value
$220,800
Jobs located here
5,375
Daytime population
15,240Residents 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 Waseca 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
Waseca County, MNNot scored22.7$4.5M−1.5%

Other business types in Waseca County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Waseca County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 tire shops in Waseca County. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Waseca County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $9M a year, or $1,210 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 7,477 households in Waseca County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Waseca County has 2 tire shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Waseca County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Waseca County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Waseca County at 18,688 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,477 households. The median household income in Waseca County is $76,261 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% 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. Waseca 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?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Waseca County. It maps the tire shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in Waseca County

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