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Tire shops in Columbia County, OR
How Columbia County, OR 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 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #26 of 1,530 scored counties
#1 of 21 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 5
- 3 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $26.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,255 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,091
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
For tire shops, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 86 (high): #26 of 1,530 scored counties and #1 of 21 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for tire shops.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 tire shops in Columbia County. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Columbia County comes to about $26.3M a year: $1,255 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.3M per shop, 2.1 times 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Columbia County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Columbia County compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Columbia County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $3.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,609 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.0% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,255 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $87,458 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 53 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,091+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,928
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 659 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $87,458+40.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,740
- Median home value
- $421,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,194
- Daytime population
- 38,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Columbia County?
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbia County, OR | 86 | 5 | 2.4 | $5.3M | +2.6% | #26 of 1,530 |
| 2Deschutes County, OR | 82 | 30 | 3.5 | $3.4M | +6.8% | #83 of 1,530 |
| 3Josephine County, OR | 78 | 9 | 2.5 | $4.6M | −0.4% | #123 of 1,530 |
| 4Washington County, OR | 77 | 54 | 2.3 | $4.7M | +1.8% | #133 of 1,530 |
| 5Benton County, OR | 75 | 6 | 1.6 | $6.7M | +4.4% | #157 of 1,530 |
| 6Clackamas County, OR | 74 | 38 | 2.3 | $5M | +0.9% | #173 of 1,530 |
| 7Linn County, OR | 73 | 16 | 3.2 | $3.6M | +3.0% | #208 of 1,530 |
| 8Marion County, OR | 71 | 41 | 3.2 | $3.3M | +2.7% | #246 of 1,530 |
| 9Lane County, OR | 69 | 31 | 1.9 | $5.2M | −0.7% | #291 of 1,530 |
| 10Yamhill County, OR | 69 | 18 | 4.6 | $2.5M | +2.2% | #315 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 Columbia County, OR?
Columbia County has 5 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Columbia County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Columbia County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $26.3M a year, or $1,255 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $5.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,928 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, OR compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Columbia County has 2.4 tire shops per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $5.3M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Columbia County would have about 11, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Columbia County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 54,091 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,928 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $87,458, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.5%, 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. Columbia County scores 86 for tire shops (high), #26 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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