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Tire shops in Lackawanna County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 16 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,448 of 1,530 scored counties
#52 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
60
31 chain locations (52%)
Official establishments
25
+4.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$69.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $788 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
54% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
79% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
216,502
+0.5% 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

Lackawanna County scores 16 (low) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #1,448 of 1,530 scored counties and #52 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lackawanna County comes to about $69.5M a year: $788 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 60 tire shops, that is $1.2M per shop, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Lackawanna County has 60 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 52%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Lackawanna County was 25 in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 3,531 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Population estimates show Lackawanna County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLackawanna CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.83.43.8
Spending per listing$1.2M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,5317,5366,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.2%−0.1%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$788$837$958
Median household income$66,223$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score1635

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 25+4.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
220
Annual payroll, 2023
$13M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6031 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The 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 Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna County

Population, 2025 estimate
216,502+0.5% since 2020
Households
88,263
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
459 sq. mi.
People per square mile
471
Median household income
$66,223+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,204
Median home value
$201,800
Jobs located here
97,186
Daytime population
217,834Residents 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 Lackawanna 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
52Lackawanna County, PA16606.8$1.2M+0.5%#1,448 of 1,530

Other business types in Lackawanna County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Lackawanna County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 tire shops in Lackawanna County. 31 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019.

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

About $69.5M a year, or $788 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 88,263 households in Lackawanna County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lackawanna County has 6.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.2M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Lackawanna County would have about 28, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,531 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Lackawanna County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Lackawanna County at 216,502 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,263 households. The median household income in Lackawanna County is $66,223 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.4% 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. Lackawanna County scores 16 for tire shops (low), #1,448 of 1,530 scored counties.

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