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Tire shops in Chittenden County, VT
The tire shops in Chittenden County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #850 of 1,530 scored counties
#3 of 9 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 27
- 10 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $60.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $850 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,115
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 tire shops in Chittenden County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 37%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $850 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Chittenden County spend about $60.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.2M per shop, 10% 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 10 businesses with payroll in Chittenden County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 7,146 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Chittenden County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Chittenden County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #850 of 1,530 scored counties and #3 of 9 scored counties in Vermont.
How Chittenden County compares
The same measures for Vermont 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 | Chittenden County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,146 | 6,835 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $850 | $866 | $958 |
| Median household income | $96,759 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 59
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2710 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Chittenden 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 Chittenden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,115+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 71,456
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 537 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 316
- Median household income
- $96,759+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,699
- Median home value
- $439,200
- Jobs located here
- 103,357
- Daytime population
- 189,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Windsor County, VT | 54 | 6 | 2.4 | $3.7M | −0.7% | #662 of 1,530 |
| 2Windham County, VT | 47 | 5 | 2.5 | $3.3M | −1.4% | #840 of 1,530 |
| 3Chittenden County, VT | 47 | 27 | 3.8 | $2.2M | +0.4% | #850 of 1,530 |
| 4Addison County, VT | 46 | 5 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +1.8% | #867 of 1,530 |
| 5Orange County, VT | 44 | 6 | 4.7 | $2M | +2.4% | #934 of 1,530 |
| 6Franklin County, VT | 41 | 9 | 4.5 | $2M | +2.3% | #1,002 of 1,530 |
| 7Washington County, VT | 35 | 11 | 4.3 | $2M | −0.2% | #1,135 of 1,530 |
| 8Rutland County, VT | 26 | 11 | 4.3 | $1.9M | −1.4% | #1,301 of 1,530 |
| 9Bennington County, VT | 20 | 7 | 4.7 | $1.8M | −1.8% | #1,386 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Chittenden 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 Chittenden County, VT?
Chittenden County has 27 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Chittenden County, VT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $60.7M a year, or $850 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,456 households in Chittenden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chittenden County, VT compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Chittenden County has 3.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Chittenden County would have about 24, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,146 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Chittenden County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Chittenden County at 169,115 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,456 households. Median household income in Chittenden County is $96,759, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Chittenden County scores 47 for tire shops (lower middle), #850 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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