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Tire shops in Columbia County, NY
How Columbia County, NY 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #625 of 1,530 scored counties
#14 of 53 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 8
- 5 chain locations (63%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $886 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,168
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 tire shops in Columbia County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 63%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.0, 21% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $886 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $23.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 18% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Columbia County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 8,876 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Columbia County is 56 (upper middle), #625 of 1,530 scored counties and #14 of 53 scored counties in New York.
How Columbia County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Columbia County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,876 | 10,397 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.1% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $886 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $81,528 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 85 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,168−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 26,627
- Median age
- 49.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 635 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $81,528+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,394
- Median home value
- $347,100
- Jobs located here
- 20,215
- Daytime population
- 54,169Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saratoga County, NY | 75 | 21 | 2.1 | $4.4M | +2.3% | #162 of 1,530 |
| 2Putnam County, NY | 71 | 10 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +1.4% | #240 of 1,530 |
| 3Rockland County, NY | 71 | 29 | 2.8 | $3.3M | +5.9% | #247 of 1,530 |
| 4Westchester County, NY | 69 | 50 | 1.3 | $6M | +1.4% | #289 of 1,530 |
| 5Richmond County, NY | 67 | 26 | 1.5 | $4.9M | +1.3% | #341 of 1,530 |
| 6Wayne County, NY | 66 | 8 | 2.1 | $4.1M | +0.1% | #362 of 1,530 |
| 7Oswego County, NY | 64 | 12 | 2.5 | $3.3M | +1.0% | #414 of 1,530 |
| 8Nassau County, NY | 64 | 141 | 3.1 | $3.3M | +0.6% | #415 of 1,530 |
| 9New York County, NY | 63 | 12 | 0.2 | $17.5M | −1.3% | #434 of 1,530 |
| 10Clinton County, NY | 62 | 5 | 1.5 | $5.4M | −2.0% | #461 of 1,530 |
| 14Columbia County, NY | 56 | 8 | 3.0 | $2.9M | −2.1% | #625 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 Columbia County, NY?
Columbia County has 8 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Columbia County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $23.6M a year, or $886 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,627 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, NY compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Columbia County has 3.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Columbia County would have about 9, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,876 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 60,168 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,627 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $81,528, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 56 for tire shops (upper middle), #625 of 1,530 scored counties.
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