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Tire shops in Lehigh County, PA
The tire shops in Lehigh County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #885 of 1,530 scored counties
#25 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 67
- 33 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $126.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $876 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 384,383
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 67 tire shops in Lehigh County. Of those, 33 are chain locations, or 49%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Lehigh County comes to about $126.5M a year: $876 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 67 tire shops, that is $1.9M per shop, 25% below 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 23 businesses with payroll in Lehigh County classed as tire dealers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 6,278 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Lehigh County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Lehigh County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #885 of 1,530 scored counties and #25 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Lehigh 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.
| Measure | Lehigh County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,278 | 7,536 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −0.1% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $876 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,079 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 230.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 187
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6733 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 Lehigh 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 Lehigh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 384,383+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 144,386
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,097
- Median household income
- $80,079+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,753
- Median home value
- $300,400
- Jobs located here
- 215,511
- Daytime population
- 411,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adams County, PA | 79 | 5 | 1.2 | $8.6M | +3.6% | #102 of 1,530 |
| 2Pike County, PA | 74 | 7 | 2.9 | $3.3M | +7.2% | #188 of 1,530 |
| 3Chester County, PA | 72 | 60 | 2.9 | $3.5M | +4.2% | #227 of 1,530 |
| 4York County, PA | 70 | 62 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +3.6% | #280 of 1,530 |
| 5Northampton County, PA | 69 | 41 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +3.7% | #311 of 1,530 |
| 6Franklin County, PA | 66 | 21 | 3.3 | $3M | +3.0% | #370 of 1,530 |
| 7Berks County, PA | 66 | 53 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +2.7% | #374 of 1,530 |
| 8Bucks County, PA | 66 | 90 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +0.3% | #375 of 1,530 |
| 9Montgomery County, PA | 65 | 120 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +2.4% | #404 of 1,530 |
| 10Lebanon County, PA | 63 | 14 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +2.2% | #436 of 1,530 |
| 25Lehigh County, PA | 46 | 67 | 4.6 | $1.9M | +2.7% | #885 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Lehigh County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many tire shops are in Lehigh County, PA?
There are 67 tire shops on map listings in Lehigh County as of September 2026. 33 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Lehigh County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $126.5M 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 67 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 144,386 households in Lehigh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lehigh County, PA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Lehigh County has 4.6 tire shops per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Lehigh County would have about 51, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,278 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Lehigh County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lehigh County at 384,383 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,386 households. Median household income in Lehigh County is $80,079, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Lehigh County scores 46 for tire shops (lower middle), #885 of 1,530 scored counties.
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