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Tire shops in Petersburg city, VA
How Petersburg city, 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 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,488 of 1,530 scored counties
#57 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 15
- 4 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $634 a household
- Spending per listing
- $640K
- 74% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,734
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Petersburg city is 11 (low), #1,488 of 1,530 scored counties and #57 of 61 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 tire shops in Petersburg city. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 27%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Petersburg city comes to about $9.6M a year: $634 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 tire shops, that is $640K per shop, 74% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Petersburg city was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,028 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Population estimates show Petersburg city grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Petersburg 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 | Petersburg city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $640K | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,028 | 6,718 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.7% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $634 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,698 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 129
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 154 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 Petersburg 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 Petersburg city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,734+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 15,138
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 39%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.4
- Land area
- 23 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,476
- Median household income
- $50,698+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,592
- Median home value
- $189,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,524
- Daytime population
- 30,623Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for tire shops, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Petersburg city 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 |
| 57Petersburg city, VA | 11 | 15 | 9.9 | $640K | +1.0% | #1,488 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Petersburg city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Funeral services
Questions
How many tire shops are in Petersburg city, VA?
There are 15 tire shops on map listings in Petersburg city as of September 2026. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Petersburg city, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $9.6M a year, or $634 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $640K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,138 households in Petersburg city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Petersburg city, VA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Petersburg city has 9.9 tire shops per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $640K, 74% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Petersburg city would have about 4, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,028 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Petersburg city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Petersburg city at 33,734 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,138 households. Median household income in Petersburg city is $50,698, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.1%, 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. Petersburg city scores 11 for tire shops (low), #1,488 of 1,530 scored counties.
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