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Tire shops in Fairfax city, VA
The tire shops in Fairfax city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 3 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $989 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,772
- +10.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 tire shops in Fairfax city. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $989 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Fairfax city spend about $9.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.3M 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Fairfax city in 2023. That is one for every 3,052 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Fairfax city grew 10.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 tire shops on map listings, Fairfax city isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Fairfax city 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 | Fairfax city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,052 | 6,718 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.7% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $989 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $132,348 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 43 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Fairfax city, 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 Fairfax city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,772+10.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,155
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 6 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,010
- Median household income
- $132,348+13.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $178,337
- Median home value
- $722,600
- Jobs located here
- 24,910
- Daytime population
- 37,398Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Fairfax city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +10.8% |
Other business types in Fairfax city
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 Fairfax city, VA?
There are 4 tire shops on map listings in Fairfax city as of September 2026. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Fairfax city, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.1M a year, or $989 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,155 households in Fairfax city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fairfax city, VA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Fairfax city has 4.4 tire shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,052 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Fairfax city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Fairfax city at 26,772 people in 2025, up 10.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,155 households. Median household income in Fairfax city is $132,348, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.1%, 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. Fairfax city has no market score for tire shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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