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Tire shops in Hunterdon County, NJ

How Hunterdon County, NJ 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #186 of 1,530 scored counties
#2 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
17
10 chain locations (59%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$56.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,112 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
131,781
+2.3% 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

At $1,112 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Hunterdon County spend about $56.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 33% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Hunterdon County has 17 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 59% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Hunterdon County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 7,266 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Hunterdon County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Hunterdon County is 74 (upper middle), #186 of 1,530 scored counties and #2 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Hunterdon 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.

Tire shops in Hunterdon County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureHunterdon CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.32.93.8
Spending per listing$3.3M$2.9M$2.5M
Households per official establishment7,2668,2536,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.1%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,112$865$958
Median household income$141,715$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score7458

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
42
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1710 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon County

Population, 2025 estimate
131,781+2.3% since 2020
Households
50,860
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
428 sq. mi.
People per square mile
304
Median household income
$141,715+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$185,175
Median home value
$517,200
Jobs located here
48,352
Daytime population
111,173Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for tire shops, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Hunterdon County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morris County, NJ74552.8$3.6M+3.2%#180 of 1,530
2Hunterdon County, NJ74173.3$3.3M+2.3%#186 of 1,530
3Gloucester County, NJ73343.0$3.3M+3.3%#210 of 1,530
4Burlington County, NJ73583.3$3M+4.3%#214 of 1,530
5Sussex County, NJ71193.3$3.3M+2.9%#248 of 1,530
6Ocean County, NJ70743.0$3M+5.6%#279 of 1,530
7Warren County, NJ70163.5$2.8M+3.2%#281 of 1,530
8Monmouth County, NJ69682.7$3.7M+1.4%#300 of 1,530
9Bergen County, NJ68922.6$3.5M+2.4%#323 of 1,530
10Mercer County, NJ67352.4$3.5M+3.3%#343 of 1,530

Other business types in Hunterdon County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Hunterdon County, NJ?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 tire shops in Hunterdon County. 10 of them (59%) 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 Hunterdon County, NJ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $56.5M a year, or $1,112 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 50,860 households in Hunterdon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hunterdon County, NJ compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Hunterdon County has 3.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Hunterdon County would have about 23, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,266 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Hunterdon County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Hunterdon County at 131,781 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,860 households. The median household income in Hunterdon County is $141,715 a year, 76% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Hunterdon County scores 74 for tire shops (upper middle), #186 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in Hunterdon County

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