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Tire shops in Ocean County, NJ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Ocean County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #279 of 1,530 scored counties
#6 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
74
38 chain locations (51%)
Official establishments
26
−7.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$220.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $906 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
673,746
+5.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 74 tire shops in Ocean County. Of those, 38 are chain locations, or 51%, 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.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Ocean County comes to about $220.9M a year: $906 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% above 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 26 businesses with payroll in Ocean County classed as tire dealers, down 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 9,379 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Ocean County.

Population estimates put the population change in Ocean County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ocean County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #279 of 1,530 scored counties and #6 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Ocean 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 Ocean County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureOcean CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.02.93.8
Spending per listing$3M$2.9M$2.5M
Households per official establishment9,3798,2536,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.1%−2.1%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.6%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$906$865$958
Median household income$89,863$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score7058

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 26−7.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
161
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7438 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
88The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$100K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Ocean 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 Ocean County

Population, 2025 estimate
673,746+5.6% since 2020
Households
243,843
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
628 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,042
Median household income
$89,863+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,774
Median home value
$398,400
Jobs located here
183,196
Daytime population
568,313Residents 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 Ocean 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 Ocean County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Ocean County, NJ?

There are 74 tire shops on map listings in Ocean County as of September 2026. 38 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Ocean County, NJ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $220.9M a year, or $906 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 243,843 households in Ocean County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ocean County has 3.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Ocean County would have about 88, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,379 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Ocean County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Ocean County at 673,746 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 243,843 households. Median household income in Ocean County is $89,863, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.7%, 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. Ocean County scores 70 for tire shops (upper middle), #279 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 Ocean County

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