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Tire shops in Dawson County, NE
How Dawson County, NE 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 #1,239 of 1,530 scored counties
#12 of 14 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 11
- 4 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,290 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 3.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,452
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Dawson County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #1,239 of 1,530 scored counties and #12 of 14 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,290 per household (35% above the U.S. average), households in Dawson County spend about $11.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 11 tire shops on map listings in Dawson County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 36%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.0, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Dawson County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,524 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dawson County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dawson County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Dawson County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,524 | 4,806 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.8% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,290 | $1,146 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,880 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Dawson 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 Dawson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,452+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,145
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,014 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $69,880+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,897
- Median home value
- $166,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,382
- Daytime population
- 24,113Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 89 | 25 | 3.4 | $3.6M | +9.0% | #20 of 1,530 |
| 2Dodge County, NE | 79 | 5 | 3.3 | $3.6M | +2.6% | #114 of 1,530 |
| 3Douglas County, NE | 73 | 81 | 3.4 | $3M | +3.6% | #213 of 1,530 |
| 4Buffalo County, NE | 71 | 8 | 4.0 | $3M | +1.9% | #252 of 1,530 |
| 5Lancaster County, NE | 60 | 52 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +3.4% | #521 of 1,530 |
| 6Adams County, NE | 59 | 5 | 3.8 | $3.1M | −0.3% | #536 of 1,530 |
| 7Platte County, NE | 56 | 7 | 5.1 | $2.3M | +3.9% | #630 of 1,530 |
| 8Lincoln County, NE | 50 | 6 | 4.0 | $2.9M | −3.6% | #774 of 1,530 |
| 9Saline County, NE | 50 | 5 | 9.7 | $1.5M | +1.9% | #791 of 1,530 |
| 10Hall County, NE | 46 | 16 | 6.5 | $1.7M | +1.4% | #891 of 1,530 |
| 12Dawson County, NE | 31 | 11 | 12.0 | $1.1M | +1.5% | #1,239 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Dawson 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 Dawson County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 tire shops in Dawson County. 4 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Dawson County, NE spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.8M a year, or $1,290 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 9,145 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dawson County, NE compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Dawson County has 12.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.1M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Dawson County would have about 5, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,524 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Dawson County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Dawson County at 24,452 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,145 households. The median household income in Dawson County is $69,880 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.1% 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. Dawson County scores 31 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,239 of 1,530 scored counties.
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