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Tire shops in Rensselaer County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Rensselaer County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #697 of 1,530 scored counties
#19 of 53 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 22
- 8 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $55.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $827 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,510
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 tire shops in Rensselaer County. 8 of them (36%) 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.
Households in Rensselaer County spend about $55.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $827 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 22 tire shops, that is $2.5M per shop, in line with 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.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Rensselaer County in 2023. That is one for every 11,114 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Rensselaer County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Rensselaer County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #697 of 1,530 scored counties and #19 of 53 scored counties in New York.
How Rensselaer 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 | Rensselaer County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,114 | 10,397 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.1% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $827 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $87,915 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 228 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,510−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 66,686
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 653 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 246
- Median household income
- $87,915+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,086
- Median home value
- $258,400
- Jobs located here
- 52,657
- Daytime population
- 135,820Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for tire shops, numbered among those based in New York, with Rensselaer County marked.
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 |
| 19Rensselaer County, NY | 53 | 22 | 3.3 | $2.5M | −0.2% | #697 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Rensselaer County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many tire shops are in Rensselaer County, NY?
Rensselaer County has 22 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Rensselaer County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $55.1M a year, or $827 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 66,686 households in Rensselaer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rensselaer County, NY compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Rensselaer County has 3.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,114 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Rensselaer County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Rensselaer County at 160,510 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 66,686 households. Median household income in Rensselaer County is $87,915, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Rensselaer County scores 53 for tire shops (upper middle), #697 of 1,530 scored counties.
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