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Tire shops in St. Louis city, MO

How St. Louis city, MO 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,220 of 1,530 scored counties
#44 of 48 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
54
20 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
22
+4.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$101.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $701 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
278,144
−7.4% 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

St. Louis city scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #1,220 of 1,530 scored counties and #44 of 48 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in St. Louis city spend about $101.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $701 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

There are 54 tire shops on map listings in St. Louis city as of September 2026. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 37%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in St. Louis city classed as tire dealers, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 6,586 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Population estimates show St. Louis city declined 7.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How St. Louis city 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.

Tire shops in St. Louis city, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Louis cityMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.74.33.8
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishment6,5865,2806,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.8%−1.7%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$701$1,058$958
Median household income$56,160$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3140

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 22+4.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
131
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5420 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
41The 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 city, 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 city

Population, 2025 estimate
278,144−7.4% since 2020
Households
144,891
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
45%
Vehicles per household
1.3
Land area
62 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4,675
Median household income
$56,160+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,764
Median home value
$197,500
Jobs located here
229,379
Daytime population
378,059Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for tire shops, numbered among those based in Missouri, with St. Louis city marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Platte County, MO9151.1$10.3M+6.7%#7 of 1,530
2Warren County, MO8953.6$3.6M+9.2%#21 of 1,530
3St. Charles County, MO83543.3$3.6M+4.9%#62 of 1,530
4Christian County, MO83154.3$2.8M+8.3%#68 of 1,530
5Lincoln County, MO8283.5$3.6M+11.4%#78 of 1,530
6Jefferson County, MO77313.5$3.4M+2.7%#138 of 1,530
7Lawrence County, MO7753.4$3.3M+3.7%#140 of 1,530
8Clay County, MO77353.4$3.2M+4.3%#141 of 1,530
9Franklin County, MO74153.5$3.4M+3.1%#184 of 1,530
10Johnson County, MO7394.3$2.7M+4.9%#216 of 1,530
44St. Louis city, MO31543.7$1.9M−7.4%#1,220 of 1,530

Other business types in St. Louis city

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in St. Louis city, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 54 tire shops in St. Louis city. 20 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019.

How much do households in St. Louis city, MO spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $101.5M a year, or $701 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 144,891 households in St. Louis city and national spending patterns by income.

How does St. Louis city, MO compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

St. Louis city has 3.7 tire shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, St. Louis city would have about 41, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,586 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Louis city, MO growing?

Population estimates put St. Louis city at 278,144 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 144,891 households. The median household income in St. Louis city is $56,160 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. St. Louis city scores 31 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,220 of 1,530 scored counties.

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