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Tire shops in Herkimer County, NY
The tire shops in Herkimer County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,216 of 1,530 scored counties
#45 of 53 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 9
- 4 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $20.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $804 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,219
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Herkimer County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #1,216 of 1,530 scored counties and #45 of 53 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 tire shops in Herkimer County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 44%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Herkimer County spend about $20.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $804 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per shop, 8% below 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Herkimer County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Herkimer County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Herkimer 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 | Herkimer County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 10,397 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.1% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $804 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,515 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 94 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Herkimer 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 Herkimer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,219−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,741
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,411 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $68,515+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,546
- Median home value
- $147,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,576
- Daytime population
- 47,951Residents 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 |
| 45Herkimer County, NY | 31 | 9 | 3.5 | $2.3M | −1.4% | #1,216 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Herkimer 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 Herkimer County, NY?
Herkimer County has 9 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Herkimer County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Herkimer County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.7M a year, or $804 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,741 households in Herkimer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Herkimer County, NY compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Herkimer County has 3.5 tire shops per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Herkimer County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Herkimer County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Herkimer County at 59,219 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,741 households. Median household income in Herkimer County is $68,515, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Herkimer County scores 31 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,216 of 1,530 scored counties.
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