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Tire shops in Hamilton County, OH

How Hamilton County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #751 of 1,530 scored counties
#48 of 66 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
133
68 chain locations (51%)
Official establishments
64
−4.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$336M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $947 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
838,418
+1.0% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Hamilton County comes to about $336M a year: $947 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 133 tire shops, that is $2.5M per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

There are 133 tire shops on map listings in Hamilton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 51% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Hamilton County was 64 in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 5,543 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Hamilton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Hamilton County is 51 (upper middle), #751 of 1,530 scored counties and #48 of 66 scored counties in Ohio.

How Hamilton 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 Hamilton County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureHamilton CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.73.83.8
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment5,5436,3656,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.5%−5.9%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$947$1,033$958
Median household income$72,470$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5149

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
67 → 64−4.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
531
Annual payroll, 2023
$31M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
13368 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
134The 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton County

Population, 2025 estimate
838,418+1.0% since 2020
Households
354,739
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
406 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,049
Median household income
$72,470+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,646
Median home value
$241,900
Jobs located here
534,856
Daytime population
968,934Residents 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 Hamilton 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
48Hamilton County, OH511333.7$2.5M+1.0%#751 of 1,530

Other business types in Hamilton County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Hamilton County, OH?

As of September 2026, map listings count 133 tire shops in Hamilton County. 68 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Hamilton County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $336M a year, or $947 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 133 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 354,739 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hamilton County has 3.7 tire shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 134, against 133 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,543 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Hamilton County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Hamilton County at 838,418 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 354,739 households. The median household income in Hamilton County is $72,470 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. Hamilton County scores 51 for tire shops (upper middle), #751 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 Hamilton County

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