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Tire shops in Malheur County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Malheur County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,265 of 1,530 scored counties
#21 of 21 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 11
- 6 chain locations (55%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,110 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,261
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Malheur County is 29 (lower middle), #1,265 of 1,530 scored counties and #21 of 21 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 tire shops in Malheur County. Chain locations make up 55% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.7, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Malheur County comes to about $11.4M a year: $1,110 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per shop, 59% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Malheur County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 2,573 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Malheur County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Malheur 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 | Malheur County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $3.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,573 | 6,609 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.0% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,110 | $1,050 | $958 |
| Median household income | $54,519 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 59
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 116 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Malheur 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 Malheur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,261+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,292
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 9,888 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $54,519+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,398
- Median home value
- $248,900
- Jobs located here
- 13,279
- Daytime population
- 34,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 21Malheur County, OR | 29 | 11 | 10.7 | $1M | +1.9% | #1,265 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Malheur 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
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Funeral services
Questions
How many tire shops are in Malheur County, OR?
Malheur County has 11 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (55%) 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 Malheur County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.4M a year, or $1,110 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,292 households in Malheur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Malheur County, OR compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Malheur County has 10.7 tire shops per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Malheur County would have about 5, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,573 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Malheur County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Malheur County at 32,261 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,292 households. Median household income in Malheur County is $54,519, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Malheur County scores 29 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,265 of 1,530 scored counties.
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