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Tire shops in the Cleveland, OH metro area
The tire shops in the Cleveland, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #213 of 386 scored metro areas
#8 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 338
- 157 chain locations (46%)
- Official establishments
- 131
- −7.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $889.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $955 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,165,775
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 338 tire shops in the Cleveland metro area. Chain locations make up 46% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $955 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Cleveland metro area spend about $889.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.6M per shop, 5% 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 131 businesses with payroll in the Cleveland metro area classed as tire dealers, down 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 7,110 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $665K have gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in the Cleveland metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Cleveland metro area declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for tire shops in the Cleveland metro area is 49 (lower middle), #213 of 386 scored metro areas and #8 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.
How the Cleveland 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.
| Measure | Cleveland metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,110 | 6,365 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.7% | −5.9% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $955 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,678 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 131−7.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 893
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $44.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 338157 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 355The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $665K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in the Cleveland 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 Cleveland metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,165,775−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 931,377
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,702 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 804
- Median household income
- $70,678
- Average household income
- $98,881
- Median home value
- $215,400
- Jobs located here
- 1,071,853
- Daytime population
- 2,231,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandusky, OH | 71 | 8 | 1.6 | $6.8M | −2.6% | #56 of 386 |
| 2Mansfield, OH | 68 | 13 | 2.6 | $3.8M | −0.1% | #78 of 386 |
| 3Columbus, OH | 63 | 341 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +4.7% | #115 of 386 |
| 4Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 61 | 328 | 3.6 | $2.9M | +2.7% | #130 of 386 |
| 5Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 59 | 126 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +1.5% | #143 of 386 |
| 6Springfield, OH | 59 | 22 | 3.9 | $2.6M | −0.4% | #144 of 386 |
| 7Youngstown-Warren, OH | 49 | 66 | 3.6 | $2.7M | −1.4% | #212 of 386 |
| 8Cleveland, OH | 49 | 338 | 3.6 | $2.6M | −0.8% | #213 of 386 |
| 9Canton-Massillon, OH | 44 | 76 | 4.5 | $2.3M | −0.2% | #237 of 386 |
| 10Akron, OH | 39 | 135 | 4.6 | $2.2M | 0.0% | #265 of 386 |
Other business types in the Cleveland 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 Cleveland, OH metro area?
The Cleveland metro area has 338 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 157 of them (46%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 131 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Cleveland, OH metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $889.4M a year, or $955 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 338 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 931,377 households in the Cleveland metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cleveland, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
The Cleveland metro area has 3.6 tire shops per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Cleveland metro area would have about 355, against 338 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,110 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Cleveland, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Cleveland metro area at 2,165,775 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 931,377 households. Median household income in the Cleveland metro area is $70,678, 12% 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 Cleveland metro area scores 49 for tire shops (lower middle), #213 of 386 scored metro areas.
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