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Tire shops in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area

The tire shops in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #229 of 386 scored metro areas
The only scored metro area based in New Hampshire

Listings
66
40 chain locations (61%)
Official establishments
31
−3.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$162.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $963 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
433,415
+2.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 66 tire shops in the Manchester-Nashua metro area. Of those, 40 are chain locations, or 61%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Households in the Manchester-Nashua metro area spend about $162.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $963 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 66 tire shops, that is $2.5M per shop, 2% below 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 31 businesses with payroll in the Manchester-Nashua metro area classed as tire dealers, down 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 5,443 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in the Manchester-Nashua metro area.

Population estimates show the Manchester-Nashua metro area grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Manchester-Nashua metro area scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #229 of 386 scored metro areas and the only scored metro area based in New Hampshire.

How the Manchester-Nashua metro area compares

The same measures for New Hampshire 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area compared with New Hampshire and the U.S.
MeasureManchester-Nashua metro areaNew HampshireU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.94.13.8
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishment5,4435,0076,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.1%−4.3%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.5%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$963$974$958
Median household income$103,545$99,031$80,734
Groundwork market score4636

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31−3.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
257
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6640 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
65The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$15K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in the Manchester-Nashua metro area, 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 the Manchester-Nashua metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
433,415+2.5% since 2020
Households
168,740
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
877 sq. mi.
People per square mile
486
Median household income
$103,545+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$132,601
Median home value
$421,100
Jobs located here
221,067
Daytime population
417,173Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across New Hampshire

Every New Hampshire market ranked →

The highest-scoring metro areas in New Hampshire for tire shops, numbered among those based in New Hampshire (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Manchester-Nashua metro area marked.

Top metro areas in New Hampshire

Metro areas in New Hampshire ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH644302.2$3.8M+2.3%#105 of 386
1Manchester-Nashua, NH46663.9$2.5M+2.5%#229 of 386

Other business types in the Manchester-Nashua metro area

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area?

The Manchester-Nashua metro area has 66 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 40 of them (61%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019.

How much do households in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $162.4M a year, or $963 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 168,740 households in the Manchester-Nashua metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

The Manchester-Nashua metro area has 3.9 tire shops per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Manchester-Nashua metro area would have about 65, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,443 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Manchester-Nashua metro area at 433,415 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,740 households. Median household income in the Manchester-Nashua metro area is $103,545, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. The Manchester-Nashua metro area scores 46 for tire shops (lower middle), #229 of 386 scored metro areas.

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