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Tire shops in Delaware County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 91 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #12 of 1,530 scored counties
#1 of 66 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
27
25 chain locations (93%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$104.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,273 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
55% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
242,032
+12.5% 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

Delaware County scores 91 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #12 of 1,530 scored counties and #1 of 66 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for tire shops.

At $1,273 per household (33% above the U.S. average), households in Delaware County spend about $104.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 55% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Delaware County has 27 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 93% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Delaware County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 8,229 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Delaware County grew 12.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Delaware County 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 Delaware County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureDelaware CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.33.83.8
Spending per listing$3.9M$2.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment8,2296,3656,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.9%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,273$1,033$958
Median household income$133,540$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score9149

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 10
Employees, 2023
109
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2725 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The 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 Delaware 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 Delaware County

Population, 2025 estimate
242,032+12.5% since 2020
Households
82,287
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
443 sq. mi.
People per square mile
512
Median household income
$133,540+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$166,036
Median home value
$445,500
Jobs located here
105,243
Daytime population
220,218Residents 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 counties in Ohio for tire shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Delaware County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Delaware County, OH91273.3$3.9M+12.5%#12 of 1,530
2Clermont County, OH89212.5$4.8M+3.9%#18 of 1,530
3Warren County, OH86252.7$4.7M+5.7%#28 of 1,530
4Licking County, OH86213.1$3.8M+3.8%#33 of 1,530
5Miami County, OH85143.1$3.7M+3.4%#47 of 1,530
6Greene County, OH81202.9$3.9M+3.7%#90 of 1,530
7Fairfield County, OH80203.3$3.7M+6.5%#99 of 1,530
8Morrow County, OH7964.5$3M+3.7%#118 of 1,530
9Brown County, OH7863.5$3.7M+1.6%#126 of 1,530
10Portage County, OH75213.2$3.4M+1.0%#168 of 1,530

Other business types in Delaware County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Delaware County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 tire shops in Delaware County. 25 of them (93%) 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 Delaware County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $104.8M a year, or $1,273 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 82,287 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Delaware County, OH compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Delaware County has 3.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Delaware County would have about 42, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,229 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Delaware County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Delaware County at 242,032 people in 2025, up 12.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 82,287 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $133,540 a year, 65% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Delaware County scores 91 for tire shops (very high), #12 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in Delaware County

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