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Tire shops in Multnomah County, OR

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Multnomah County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #592 of 1,530 scored counties
#14 of 21 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
91
34 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
41
−14.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$306.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $876 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
795,391
−2.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Multnomah County comes to about $306.4M a year: $876 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per shop, 34% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Multnomah County has 91 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 34 are chain locations, or 37%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 41 businesses with payroll in Multnomah County classed as tire dealers, down 14.6% from 2019. That is one for every 8,532 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Multnomah County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Multnomah County declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Multnomah County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #592 of 1,530 scored counties and #14 of 21 scored counties in Oregon.

How Multnomah 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.

Tire shops in Multnomah County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureMultnomah CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.62.83.8
Spending per listing$3.4M$3.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment8,5326,6096,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−14.6%−3.0%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$876$1,050$958
Median household income$88,766$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score5763

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
48 → 41−14.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
500
Annual payroll, 2023
$30M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9134 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
122The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County

Population, 2025 estimate
795,391−2.6% since 2020
Households
349,803
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
431 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,860
Median household income
$88,766+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$122,099
Median home value
$552,700
Jobs located here
522,256
Daytime population
927,649Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Oregon

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The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for tire shops, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Multnomah County marked.

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbia County, OR8652.4$5.3M+2.6%#26 of 1,530
2Deschutes County, OR82303.5$3.4M+6.8%#83 of 1,530
3Josephine County, OR7892.5$4.6M−0.4%#123 of 1,530
4Washington County, OR77542.3$4.7M+1.8%#133 of 1,530
5Benton County, OR7561.6$6.7M+4.4%#157 of 1,530
6Clackamas County, OR74382.3$5M+0.9%#173 of 1,530
7Linn County, OR73163.2$3.6M+3.0%#208 of 1,530
8Marion County, OR71413.2$3.3M+2.7%#246 of 1,530
9Lane County, OR69311.9$5.2M−0.7%#291 of 1,530
10Yamhill County, OR69184.6$2.5M+2.2%#315 of 1,530
14Multnomah County, OR57912.6$3.4M−2.6%#592 of 1,530

Other business types in Multnomah County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many tire shops are in Multnomah County, OR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 91 tire shops in Multnomah County. 34 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 14.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Multnomah County, OR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $306.4M a year, or $876 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 349,803 households in Multnomah County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Multnomah County, OR compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Multnomah County has 2.6 tire shops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.4M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Multnomah County would have about 122, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,532 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Multnomah County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Multnomah County at 795,391 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 349,803 households. The median household income in Multnomah County is $88,766 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Multnomah County scores 57 for tire shops (upper middle), #592 of 1,530 scored counties.

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