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Tire shops in Essex County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Essex County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,430 of 1,530 scored counties
#49 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $909 a household
- Spending per listing
- $808K
- 68% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,654
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Essex County scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #1,430 of 1,530 scored counties and #49 of 61 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 tire shops in Essex County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.2, 3 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $909 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Essex County spend about $4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 5 tire shops, that is $808K per shop, 68% 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 Essex County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Essex County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Essex 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 | Essex County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $808K | $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 | +0.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $909 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,520 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 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
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Essex 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 Essex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,654+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 4,447
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 257 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $56,520+8.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,300
- Median home value
- $238,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,291
- Daytime population
- 8,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Essex 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 Essex 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 |
| 49Essex County, VA | 18 | 5 | 11.2 | $808K | +0.5% | #1,430 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Essex 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 Essex County, VA?
Essex County has 5 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Essex County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Essex County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4M a year, or $909 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $808K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,447 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, VA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Essex County has 11.2 tire shops per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $808K, 68% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Essex County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Essex County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Essex County at 10,654 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,447 households. Median household income in Essex County is $56,520, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 8.8%, 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. Essex County scores 18 for tire shops (low), #1,430 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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