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Tire shops in Licking County, OH
The tire shops in Licking County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #33 of 1,530 scored counties
#4 of 66 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 21
- 8 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $79.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,162 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 52% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 185,564
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Licking County scores 86 (high) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #33 of 1,530 scored counties and #4 of 66 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for tire shops.
Households in Licking County spend about $79.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,162 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. Spread across 21 tire shops, that is $3.8M per shop, 52% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
Licking County has 21 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Licking County in 2023. That is one for every 13,724 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Licking County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Licking 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.
| Measure | Licking County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,724 | 6,365 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.9% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,162 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $84,426 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 218 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 Licking 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 Licking County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 185,564+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 68,620
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 682 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 266
- Median household income
- $84,426+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,408
- Median home value
- $275,200
- Jobs located here
- 73,355
- Daytime population
- 169,108Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Delaware County, OH | 91 | 27 | 3.3 | $3.9M | +12.5% | #12 of 1,530 |
| 2Clermont County, OH | 89 | 21 | 2.5 | $4.8M | +3.9% | #18 of 1,530 |
| 3Warren County, OH | 86 | 25 | 2.7 | $4.7M | +5.7% | #28 of 1,530 |
| 4Licking County, OH | 86 | 21 | 3.1 | $3.8M | +3.8% | #33 of 1,530 |
| 5Miami County, OH | 85 | 14 | 3.1 | $3.7M | +3.4% | #47 of 1,530 |
| 6Greene County, OH | 81 | 20 | 2.9 | $3.9M | +3.7% | #90 of 1,530 |
| 7Fairfield County, OH | 80 | 20 | 3.3 | $3.7M | +6.5% | #99 of 1,530 |
| 8Morrow County, OH | 79 | 6 | 4.5 | $3M | +3.7% | #118 of 1,530 |
| 9Brown County, OH | 78 | 6 | 3.5 | $3.7M | +1.6% | #126 of 1,530 |
| 10Portage County, OH | 75 | 21 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +1.0% | #168 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Licking County
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 Licking County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 tire shops in Licking County. 8 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Licking County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $79.7M a year, or $1,162 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 68,620 households in Licking County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Licking County, OH compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Licking County has 3.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.8M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Licking County would have about 32, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,724 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Licking County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Licking County at 185,564 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,620 households. The median household income in Licking County is $84,426 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Licking County scores 86 for tire shops (high), #33 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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