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Tire shops in Cole County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Cole County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #755 of 1,530 scored counties
#23 of 48 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 15
- 6 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,091 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,908
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Cole County comes to about $33.9M a year: $1,091 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 15 tire shops on map listings in Cole County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Cole County in 2023. That is one for every 4,441 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Cole County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Cole County is 51 (upper middle), #755 of 1,530 scored counties and #23 of 48 scored counties in Missouri.
How Cole County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Cole County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,441 | 5,280 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,091 | $1,058 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,876 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 69
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 156 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Cole 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 Cole County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,908+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 31,086
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 197
- Median household income
- $74,876+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,025
- Median home value
- $229,600
- Jobs located here
- 56,757
- Daytime population
- 96,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Platte County, MO | 91 | 5 | 1.1 | $10.3M | +6.7% | #7 of 1,530 |
| 2Warren County, MO | 89 | 5 | 3.6 | $3.6M | +9.2% | #21 of 1,530 |
| 3St. Charles County, MO | 83 | 54 | 3.3 | $3.6M | +4.9% | #62 of 1,530 |
| 4Christian County, MO | 83 | 15 | 4.3 | $2.8M | +8.3% | #68 of 1,530 |
| 5Lincoln County, MO | 82 | 8 | 3.5 | $3.6M | +11.4% | #78 of 1,530 |
| 6Jefferson County, MO | 77 | 31 | 3.5 | $3.4M | +2.7% | #138 of 1,530 |
| 7Lawrence County, MO | 77 | 5 | 3.4 | $3.3M | +3.7% | #140 of 1,530 |
| 8Clay County, MO | 77 | 35 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +4.3% | #141 of 1,530 |
| 9Franklin County, MO | 74 | 15 | 3.5 | $3.4M | +3.1% | #184 of 1,530 |
| 10Johnson County, MO | 73 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.7M | +4.9% | #216 of 1,530 |
| 23Cole County, MO | 51 | 15 | 4.8 | $2.3M | +1.7% | #755 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Cole 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 Cole County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 tire shops in Cole County. 6 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Cole County, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $33.9M a year, or $1,091 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 31,086 households in Cole County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cole County, MO compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Cole County has 4.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Cole County would have about 14, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,441 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Cole County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cole County at 77,908 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,086 households. The median household income in Cole County is $74,876 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Cole County scores 51 for tire shops (upper middle), #755 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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