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Tire shops in the Rochester, NY metro area
The tire shops in the Rochester, NY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #262 of 386 scored metro areas
#6 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 148
- 93 chain locations (63%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- +7.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $354.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $795 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,056,149
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 148 tire shops in the Rochester metro area. Of those, 93 are chain locations, or 63%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $795 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Rochester metro area spend about $354.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 4% 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.
Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the Rochester metro area in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019. That is one for every 7,822 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $376K have gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in the Rochester metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Rochester metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For tire shops, the Rochester metro area has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #262 of 386 scored metro areas and #6 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.
How the Rochester metro area 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 | Rochester metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,822 | 10,397 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.8% | −1.1% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $795 | $642 | $958 |
| Median household income | $76,284 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57+7.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 429
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14893 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 142The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $376K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in the Rochester metro area, 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 the Rochester metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,056,149−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 445,836
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,928 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 362
- Median household income
- $76,284
- Average household income
- $100,943
- Median home value
- $204,600
- Jobs located here
- 501,944
- Daytime population
- 1,064,689Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 55 | 1,531 | 2.1 | $3.2M | +0.6% | #171 of 386 |
| 2Kingston, NY | 55 | 21 | 2.8 | $3.1M | +1.1% | #172 of 386 |
| 3Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 52 | 112 | 2.9 | $2.8M | +1.9% | #193 of 386 |
| 4Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 50 | 86 | 3.4 | $2.7M | +3.0% | #208 of 386 |
| 5Utica-Rome, NY | 43 | 38 | 3.1 | $2.5M | −2.0% | #243 of 386 |
| 6Rochester, NY | 40 | 148 | 3.3 | $2.4M | −0.7% | #262 of 386 |
| 7Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 40 | 160 | 3.2 | $2.4M | −0.8% | #263 of 386 |
| 8Ithaca, NY | 38 | 13 | 3.0 | $2.6M | −1.4% | #273 of 386 |
| 9Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 31 | 13 | 2.7 | $2.8M | −3.9% | #308 of 386 |
| 10Syracuse, NY | 28 | 110 | 4.1 | $1.9M | −1.3% | #323 of 386 |
Other business types in the Rochester metro area
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 the Rochester, NY metro area?
The Rochester metro area has 148 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 93 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Rochester, NY metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $354.4M a year, or $795 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 148 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 445,836 households in the Rochester metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rochester, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
The Rochester metro area has 3.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Rochester metro area would have about 142, against 148 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,822 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Rochester, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Rochester metro area at 1,056,149 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 445,836 households. Median household income in the Rochester metro area is $76,284, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Rochester metro area scores 40 for tire shops (lower middle), #262 of 386 scored metro areas.
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