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Tire shops in Caroline County, VA
How Caroline County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #360 of 1,530 scored counties
#13 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,152 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,413
- +11.3% since 2020
See the tire shops around any address in Caroline County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 tire shops in Caroline County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Caroline County spend about $13.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,152 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. Spread across 7 tire shops, that is $2M per shop, 21% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Caroline County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Caroline County grew 11.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Caroline County is 67 (upper middle), #360 of 1,530 scored counties and #13 of 61 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Caroline County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Caroline County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,718 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.7% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,152 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $87,407 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Caroline 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 Caroline County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,413+11.3% since 2020
- Households
- 11,988
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 527 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $87,407+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,835
- Median home value
- $307,700
- Jobs located here
- 6,321
- Daytime population
- 20,611Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Caroline County?
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for tire shops, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Caroline County marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Loudoun County, VA | 90 | 31 | 2.2 | $5.2M | +6.4% | #14 of 1,530 |
| 2Frederick County, VA | 90 | 9 | 2.5 | $4.4M | +8.8% | #17 of 1,530 |
| 3Bedford County, VA | 83 | 9 | 2.7 | $4.1M | +4.4% | #60 of 1,530 |
| 4Hanover County, VA | 83 | 17 | 4.0 | $2.9M | +5.6% | #67 of 1,530 |
| 5Stafford County, VA | 82 | 18 | 3.4 | $3.5M | +8.3% | #81 of 1,530 |
| 6Suffolk city, VA | 81 | 11 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +10.4% | #92 of 1,530 |
| 7Fairfax County, VA | 79 | 71 | 1.7 | $5.8M | +1.7% | #105 of 1,530 |
| 8Albemarle County, VA | 77 | 9 | 2.0 | $4.9M | +5.1% | #132 of 1,530 |
| 9Augusta County, VA | 74 | 8 | 2.6 | $4.2M | +1.8% | #175 of 1,530 |
| 10Arlington County, VA | 69 | 16 | 1.4 | $4.8M | +2.1% | #292 of 1,530 |
| 13Caroline County, VA | 67 | 7 | 5.8 | $2M | +11.3% | #360 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Caroline 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 Caroline County, VA?
There are 7 tire shops on map listings in Caroline County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Caroline County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Caroline County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.8M a year, or $1,152 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,988 households in Caroline County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Caroline County, VA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Caroline County has 5.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Caroline County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Caroline County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Caroline County at 34,413 people in 2025, up 11.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,988 households. Median household income in Caroline County is $87,407, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Caroline County scores 67 for tire shops (upper middle), #360 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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