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Tire shops in Salt Lake County, UT

The tire shops in Salt Lake County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #326 of 1,530 scored counties
#7 of 15 scored counties in Utah

Listings
154
84 chain locations (55%)
Official establishments
81
−7.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$480.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,128 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,220,916
+2.9% 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 $1,128 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in Salt Lake County spend about $480.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $3.1M per shop, 25% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

There are 154 tire shops on map listings in Salt Lake County as of September 2026. 84 of them (55%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 81 businesses with payroll in Salt Lake County classed as tire dealers, down 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 5,262 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Salt Lake County.

Population estimates put the population change in Salt Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Salt Lake County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #326 of 1,530 scored counties and #7 of 15 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Salt Lake County compares

The same measures for Utah 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 Salt Lake County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureSalt Lake CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.64.23.8
Spending per listing$3.1M$2.9M$2.5M
Households per official establishment5,2624,5916,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.9%+0.4%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,128$1,224$958
Median household income$97,494$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score6864

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
88 → 81−7.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,089
Annual payroll, 2023
$61.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
15484 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
192The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,220,916+2.9% since 2020
Households
426,245
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
753 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,590
Median household income
$97,494+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,987
Median home value
$525,700
Jobs located here
775,993
Daytime population
1,357,402Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Utah

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The highest-scoring counties in Utah for tire shops, numbered among those based in Utah, with Salt Lake County marked.

Top counties in Utah

Counties in Utah ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Utah County, UT81773.8$3.4M+14.5%#93 of 1,530
2Sanpete County, UT7755.6$2.4M+10.3%#144 of 1,530
3Cache County, UT74194.3$3M+8.5%#191 of 1,530
4Davis County, UT72423.6$3.6M+4.8%#226 of 1,530
5Tooele County, UT72114.6$3.1M+19.2%#228 of 1,530
6Box Elder County, UT70115.6$2.4M+12.7%#287 of 1,530
7Salt Lake County, UT681543.6$3.1M+2.9%#326 of 1,530
8Washington County, UT68355.0$2.4M+17.4%#337 of 1,530
9Weber County, UT67404.2$2.8M+5.8%#352 of 1,530
10Summit County, UT5985.1$2.7M+1.6%#546 of 1,530

Other business types in Salt Lake County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Salt Lake County, UT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 154 tire shops in Salt Lake County. 84 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Salt Lake County, UT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $480.7M a year, or $1,128 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 154 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 426,245 households in Salt Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Salt Lake County, UT compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Salt Lake County has 3.6 tire shops per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.1M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Salt Lake County would have about 192, against 154 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,262 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Salt Lake County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Salt Lake County at 1,220,916 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 426,245 households. The median household income in Salt Lake County is $97,494 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Salt Lake County scores 68 for tire shops (upper middle), #326 of 1,530 scored counties.

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