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Tire shops in Nelson County, VA

How Nelson County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,058 a household
Spending per listing
$6.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
14,920
+1.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 tire shop in Nelson County. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households.

Households in Nelson County spend about $6.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,058 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $6.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings. 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 Nelson County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Nelson County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 tire shop on map listings, Nelson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Nelson 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.

Tire shops in Nelson County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureNelson CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.63.63.8
Spending per listing$6.7M$2.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,7186,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.7%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,058$968$958
Median household income$72,589$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Nelson 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 Nelson County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,920+1.2% since 2020
Households
6,364
Median age
49.5
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
471 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$72,589+12.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,122
Median home value
$321,700
Jobs located here
3,841
Daytime population
12,142Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for tire shops, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Nelson County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Loudoun County, VA90312.2$5.2M+6.4%#14 of 1,530
2Frederick County, VA9092.5$4.4M+8.8%#17 of 1,530
3Bedford County, VA8392.7$4.1M+4.4%#60 of 1,530
4Hanover County, VA83174.0$2.9M+5.6%#67 of 1,530
5Stafford County, VA82183.4$3.5M+8.3%#81 of 1,530
6Suffolk city, VA81112.9$3.4M+10.4%#92 of 1,530
7Fairfax County, VA79711.7$5.8M+1.7%#105 of 1,530
8Albemarle County, VA7792.0$4.9M+5.1%#132 of 1,530
9Augusta County, VA7482.6$4.2M+1.8%#175 of 1,530
10Arlington County, VA69161.4$4.8M+2.1%#292 of 1,530
Nelson County, VANot scored11.6$6.7M+1.2%

Other business types in Nelson County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Nelson County, VA?

There is 1 tire shop on map listings in Nelson County as of September 2026. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Nelson County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Nelson County, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $6.7M a year, or $1,058 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 tire shop on map listings, it comes to $6.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,364 households in Nelson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Nelson County, VA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Nelson County has 1 tire shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Nelson County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Nelson County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Nelson County at 14,920 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,364 households. Median household income in Nelson County is $72,589, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.9%, 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. Nelson County has no market score for tire shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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