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Tire shops in Cambria County, PA

The tire shops in Cambria County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,132 of 1,530 scored counties
#36 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
21
5 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$44.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $798 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
128,968
−3.2% 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

At $798 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Cambria County spend about $44.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.1M per shop, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Cambria County has 21 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Cambria County in 2023. That is one for every 6,219 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Cambria County declined 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For tire shops, Cambria County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,132 of 1,530 scored counties and #36 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Cambria County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Cambria County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureCambria CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.83.43.8
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishment6,2197,5366,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.1%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$798$837$958
Median household income$58,418$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score3535

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 9
Employees, 2023
54
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
215 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The 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 Cambria 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 Cambria County

Population, 2025 estimate
128,968−3.2% since 2020
Households
55,973
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
688 sq. mi.
People per square mile
191
Median household income
$58,418+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,237
Median home value
$121,000
Jobs located here
48,495
Daytime population
125,354Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Adams County, PA7951.2$8.6M+3.6%#102 of 1,530
2Pike County, PA7472.9$3.3M+7.2%#188 of 1,530
3Chester County, PA72602.9$3.5M+4.2%#227 of 1,530
4York County, PA70623.4$2.8M+3.6%#280 of 1,530
5Northampton County, PA69413.3$2.8M+3.7%#311 of 1,530
6Franklin County, PA66213.3$3M+3.0%#370 of 1,530
7Berks County, PA66533.2$2.8M+2.7%#374 of 1,530
8Bucks County, PA66903.6$2.8M+0.3%#375 of 1,530
9Montgomery County, PA651203.6$2.7M+2.4%#404 of 1,530
10Lebanon County, PA63142.5$3.7M+2.2%#436 of 1,530
36Cambria County, PA35213.8$2.1M−3.2%#1,132 of 1,530

Other business types in Cambria County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Cambria County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 tire shops in Cambria County. 5 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in Cambria County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $44.7M a year, or $798 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 55,973 households in Cambria County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cambria County, PA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Cambria County has 3.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Cambria County would have about 18, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,219 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Cambria County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Cambria County at 128,968 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,973 households. The median household income in Cambria County is $58,418 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Cambria County scores 35 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,132 of 1,530 scored counties.

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 Cambria County

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