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Tire shops in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #130 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
328
163 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
142
−2.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$954.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,052 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,312,858
+2.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 328 tire shops in the Cincinnati metro area. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Cincinnati metro area comes to about $954.1M a year: $1,052 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 16% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 142 businesses with payroll in the Cincinnati metro area classed as tire dealers, down 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 6,385 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $268K has gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in the Cincinnati metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Cincinnati metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in the Cincinnati metro area is 61 (upper middle), #130 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Cincinnati metro area compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureCincinnati metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.63.83.8
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment6,3856,3656,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.8%−5.9%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,052$1,033$958
Median household income$81,120$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6149

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
142−2.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,322
Annual payroll, 2023
$75.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
328163 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
381The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$268K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in the Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
2,312,858+2.7% since 2020
Households
906,675
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
4,385 sq. mi.
People per square mile
518
Median household income
$81,120
Average household income
$110,407
Median home value
$258,600
Jobs located here
1,109,713
Daytime population
2,288,397Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Ohio

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for tire shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Cincinnati metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandusky, OH7181.6$6.8M−2.6%#56 of 386
2Mansfield, OH68132.6$3.8M−0.1%#78 of 386
3Columbus, OH633413.9$2.7M+4.7%#115 of 386
4Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN613283.6$2.9M+2.7%#130 of 386
5Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH591263.7$2.8M+1.5%#143 of 386
6Springfield, OH59223.9$2.6M−0.4%#144 of 386
7Youngstown-Warren, OH49663.6$2.7M−1.4%#212 of 386
8Cleveland, OH493383.6$2.6M−0.8%#213 of 386
9Canton-Massillon, OH44764.5$2.3M−0.2%#237 of 386
10Akron, OH391354.6$2.2M0.0%#265 of 386

Other business types in the Cincinnati metro area

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area?

There are 328 tire shops on map listings in the Cincinnati metro area as of September 2026. 163 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 142 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 2.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $954.1M a year, or $1,052 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 328 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 906,675 households in the Cincinnati metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

The Cincinnati metro area has 3.6 tire shops per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Cincinnati metro area would have about 381, against 328 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,385 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Cincinnati metro area at 2,312,858 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 906,675 households. Median household income in the Cincinnati metro area is $81,120, in line with 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 Cincinnati metro area scores 61 for tire shops (upper middle), #130 of 386 scored metro areas.

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