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Tire shops in Essex County, NJ
The tire shops in Essex County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #727 of 1,530 scored counties
#19 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 95
- 24 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- −2.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $214.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $670 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 896,379
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $670 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Essex County spend about $214.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 95 tire shops, that is $2.3M per shop, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 95 tire shops on map listings in Essex County as of September 2026. 24 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Essex County was 42 in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 7,614 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Essex County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Essex County is 52 (upper middle), #727 of 1,530 scored counties and #19 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Essex County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Essex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,614 | 8,253 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.3% | −2.1% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $670 | $865 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,789 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 42−2.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 239
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9524 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 86The 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 Essex 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 Essex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 896,379+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 319,788
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 126 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6,845
- Median household income
- $80,789+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,554
- Median home value
- $524,100
- Jobs located here
- 362,597
- Daytime population
- 843,719Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for tire shops, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Essex County marked.
Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morris County, NJ | 74 | 55 | 2.8 | $3.6M | +3.2% | #180 of 1,530 |
| 2Hunterdon County, NJ | 74 | 17 | 3.3 | $3.3M | +2.3% | #186 of 1,530 |
| 3Gloucester County, NJ | 73 | 34 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +3.3% | #210 of 1,530 |
| 4Burlington County, NJ | 73 | 58 | 3.3 | $3M | +4.3% | #214 of 1,530 |
| 5Sussex County, NJ | 71 | 19 | 3.3 | $3.3M | +2.9% | #248 of 1,530 |
| 6Ocean County, NJ | 70 | 74 | 3.0 | $3M | +5.6% | #279 of 1,530 |
| 7Warren County, NJ | 70 | 16 | 3.5 | $2.8M | +3.2% | #281 of 1,530 |
| 8Monmouth County, NJ | 69 | 68 | 2.7 | $3.7M | +1.4% | #300 of 1,530 |
| 9Bergen County, NJ | 68 | 92 | 2.6 | $3.5M | +2.4% | #323 of 1,530 |
| 10Mercer County, NJ | 67 | 35 | 2.4 | $3.5M | +3.3% | #343 of 1,530 |
| 19Essex County, NJ | 52 | 95 | 3.0 | $2.3M | +4.2% | #727 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Essex 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 Essex County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 95 tire shops in Essex County. 24 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Essex County, NJ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $214.4M a year, or $670 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 95 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 319,788 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, NJ compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Essex County has 3.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 21% below 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, Essex County would have about 86, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,614 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Essex County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Essex County at 896,379 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 319,788 households. The median household income in Essex County is $80,789 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% 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. Essex County scores 52 for tire shops (upper middle), #727 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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