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Tire shops in Sandusky County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Sandusky County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #491 of 1,530 scored counties
#31 of 66 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,072 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,655
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 tire shops in Sandusky County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 33%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Sandusky County comes to about $26.5M a year: $1,072 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 9 tire shops, that is $2.9M per shop, 17% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Sandusky County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 6,172 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Sandusky County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Sandusky County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #491 of 1,530 scored counties and #31 of 66 scored counties in Ohio.
How Sandusky 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 | Sandusky County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,172 | 6,365 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.9% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,072 | $1,033 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,295 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $837K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Sandusky 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 Sandusky County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,655−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 24,686
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $62,295+15.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,613
- Median home value
- $160,700
- Jobs located here
- 26,036
- Daytime population
- 55,882Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for tire shops, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Sandusky County marked.
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 |
| 31Sandusky County, OH | 61 | 9 | 3.6 | $2.9M | −0.4% | #491 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Sandusky 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 Sandusky County, OH?
Sandusky County has 9 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Sandusky County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $26.5M a year, or $1,072 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,686 households in Sandusky County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sandusky County, OH compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Sandusky County has 3.6 tire shops per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Sandusky County would have about 11, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,172 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Sandusky County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Sandusky County at 58,655 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,686 households. Median household income in Sandusky County is $62,295, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.2%, 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. Sandusky County scores 61 for tire shops (upper middle), #491 of 1,530 scored counties.
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