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Tire shops in Sussex County, NJ
The tire shops in Sussex County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #248 of 1,530 scored counties
#5 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 19
- 9 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $62M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,074 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 148,063
- +2.9% since 2020
See the tire shops around any address in Sussex County
The site report maps the tire shops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Sussex County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
At $1,074 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Sussex County spend about $62M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 19 tire shops, that is $3.3M per shop, 30% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
Sussex County has 19 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Sussex County in 2023. That is one for every 6,419 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sussex County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Sussex County is 71 (upper middle), #248 of 1,530 scored counties and #5 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sussex 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 | Sussex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,419 | 8,253 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.1% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,074 | $865 | $958 |
| Median household income | $116,186 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 199 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Sussex 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 Sussex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 148,063+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 57,767
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 281
- Median household income
- $116,186+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $144,531
- Median home value
- $369,400
- Jobs located here
- 36,880
- Daytime population
- 105,437Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Sussex County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the tire shops on map listings by name and distance.
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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 |
Other business types in Sussex 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 Sussex County, NJ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 tire shops in Sussex County. 9 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Sussex County, NJ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $62M a year, or $1,074 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 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 57,767 households in Sussex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sussex County, NJ compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Sussex 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, 30% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Sussex County would have about 25, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,419 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Sussex County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Sussex County at 148,063 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,767 households. The median household income in Sussex County is $116,186 a year, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Sussex County scores 71 for tire shops (upper middle), #248 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Sussex County. It maps the tire shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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