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Tire shops in Ulster County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Ulster County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #538 of 1,530 scored counties
#12 of 53 scored counties in New York

Listings
21
11 chain locations (52%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$65.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $877 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
183,330
+1.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 tire shops in Ulster County. Chain locations make up 52% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Ulster County comes to about $65.1M a year: $877 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 tire shops, that is $3.1M per shop, 24% 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 Ulster County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 7,428 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ulster County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Ulster County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #538 of 1,530 scored counties and #12 of 53 scored counties in New York.

How Ulster 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.

Tire shops in Ulster County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureUlster CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.82.33.8
Spending per listing$3.1M$2.8M$2.5M
Households per official establishment7,42810,3976,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.1%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$877$642$958
Median household income$86,271$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5946

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 10
Employees, 2023
76
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2111 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The 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 Ulster 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 Ulster County

Population, 2025 estimate
183,330+1.1% since 2020
Households
74,278
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,124 sq. mi.
People per square mile
162
Median household income
$86,271+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,353
Median home value
$352,500
Jobs located here
57,240
Daytime population
161,256Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for tire shops, numbered among those based in New York, with Ulster County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saratoga County, NY75212.1$4.4M+2.3%#162 of 1,530
2Putnam County, NY71102.8$3.7M+1.4%#240 of 1,530
3Rockland County, NY71292.8$3.3M+5.9%#247 of 1,530
4Westchester County, NY69501.3$6M+1.4%#289 of 1,530
5Richmond County, NY67261.5$4.9M+1.3%#341 of 1,530
6Wayne County, NY6682.1$4.1M+0.1%#362 of 1,530
7Oswego County, NY64122.5$3.3M+1.0%#414 of 1,530
8Nassau County, NY641413.1$3.3M+0.6%#415 of 1,530
9New York County, NY63120.2$17.5M−1.3%#434 of 1,530
10Clinton County, NY6251.5$5.4M−2.0%#461 of 1,530
12Ulster County, NY59212.8$3.1M+1.1%#538 of 1,530

Other business types in Ulster County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many tire shops are in Ulster County, NY?

Ulster County has 21 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in Ulster County, NY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $65.1M a year, or $877 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,278 households in Ulster County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ulster County, NY compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Ulster County has 2.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Ulster County would have about 26, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,428 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Ulster County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Ulster County at 183,330 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,278 households. Median household income in Ulster County is $86,271, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Ulster County scores 59 for tire shops (upper middle), #538 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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