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Tire shops in Polk County, OR

How Polk County, OR compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
3 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$37.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,148 a household
Spending per listing
$9.5M
3.8 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
68% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
90,037
+2.3% 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

Households in Polk County spend about $37.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,148 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That is about $9.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 3.8 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

There are 4 tire shops on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. That comes to 1.2 for every 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Polk County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 10,995 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Polk County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 tire shops on map listings, Polk County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Polk 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 Polk County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasurePolk CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.22.83.8
Spending per listing$9.5M$3.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment10,9956,6096,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.0%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,148$1,050$958
Median household income$85,118$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored63

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
43 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Polk 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 Polk County

Population, 2025 estimate
90,037+2.3% since 2020
Households
32,986
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
741 sq. mi.
People per square mile
121
Median household income
$85,118+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,909
Median home value
$454,700
Jobs located here
21,249
Daytime population
71,489Residents 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 Polk 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
Polk County, ORNot scored41.2$9.5M+2.3%

Other business types in Polk County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Polk County, OR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 tire shops in Polk County. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

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

About $37.9M a year, or $1,148 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $9.5M 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 32,986 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Polk County has 1.2 tire shops per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $9.5M, 3.8 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Polk County would have about 15, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,995 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Polk County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Polk County at 90,037 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,986 households. The median household income in Polk County is $85,118 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Polk County has no market score for tire shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in Polk County

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