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Tire shops in the Salem, OR metro area

The tire shops in the Salem, OR metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #42 of 386 scored metro areas
#3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon

Listings
45
20 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
22
−4.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$173.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,084 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
54% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
26% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
445,814
+2.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 tire shops in the Salem metro area. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Salem metro area comes to about $173.3M a year: $1,084 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per shop, 54% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in the Salem metro area classed as tire dealers, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 7,266 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Salem metro area grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, the Salem metro area has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #42 of 386 scored metro areas and #3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Salem metro area 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 Salem, OR metro area compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureSalem metro areaOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.82.83.8
Spending per listing$3.9M$3.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment7,2666,6096,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.3%−3.0%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,084$1,050$958
Median household income$78,900$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score7363

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22−4.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
331
Annual payroll, 2023
$21M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4520 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
69The 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 the Salem metro area, 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 the Salem metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
445,814+2.7% since 2020
Households
159,856
Median age
38.6
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,922 sq. mi.
People per square mile
228
Median household income
$78,900+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,988
Median home value
$424,100
Jobs located here
191,982
Daytime population
440,002Residents 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 metro areas in Oregon for tire shops, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Salem metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Oregon

Metro areas in Oregon ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Grants Pass, OR7892.5$4.6M−0.4%#20 of 386
2Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA732492.5$4.2M+1.0%#41 of 386
3Salem, OR73452.8$3.9M+2.7%#42 of 386
4Bend, OR73383.6$3.3M+7.0%#45 of 386
5Corvallis, OR7261.6$6.7M+4.4%#47 of 386
6Albany, OR68163.2$3.6M+3.0%#79 of 386
7Eugene-Springfield, OR67311.9$5.2M−0.7%#89 of 386
8Medford, OR61262.8$3.8M−0.9%#123 of 386

Other business types in the Salem metro area

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in the Salem, OR metro area?

There are 45 tire shops on map listings in the Salem metro area as of September 2026. 20 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Salem, OR metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $173.3M a year, or $1,084 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 159,856 households in the Salem metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Salem, OR metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

The Salem metro area has 2.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.9M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Salem metro area would have about 69, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,266 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Salem, OR metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Salem metro area at 445,814 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 159,856 households. Median household income in the Salem metro area is $78,900, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.1%, 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. The Salem metro area scores 73 for tire shops (upper middle), #42 of 386 scored metro areas.

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