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Tire shops in Lucas County, OH
How Lucas 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,134 of 1,530 scored counties
#62 of 66 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 83
- 34 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- +25.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $171M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $933 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 423,347
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 83 tire shops in Lucas County. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Lucas County spend about $171M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $933 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 18% below 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.
Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Lucas County in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,581 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Lucas County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Lucas County is 35 (lower middle), #1,134 of 1,530 scored counties and #62 of 66 scored counties in Ohio.
How Lucas 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 | Lucas County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,581 | 6,365 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.0% | −5.9% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $933 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,224 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 40+25.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 473
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8334 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 68The 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 Lucas 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 Lucas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 423,347−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 183,243
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,260
- Median household income
- $62,224+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,001
- Median home value
- $163,900
- Jobs located here
- 202,605
- Daytime population
- 443,876Residents 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 |
| 62Lucas County, OH | 35 | 83 | 4.5 | $2.1M | −1.7% | #1,134 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Lucas 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 Lucas County, OH?
Lucas County has 83 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Lucas County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $171M a year, or $933 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 183,243 households in Lucas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lucas County, OH compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Lucas County has 4.5 tire shops per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Lucas County would have about 68, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,581 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Lucas County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lucas County at 423,347 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 183,243 households. Median household income in Lucas County is $62,224, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Lucas County scores 35 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,134 of 1,530 scored counties.
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