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Tire shops in Benton County, WA
The tire shops in Benton County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #113 of 1,530 scored counties
#9 of 23 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 24
- 15 chain locations (63%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $89.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,150 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 221,722
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
Benton County scores 79 (high) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #113 of 1,530 scored counties and #9 of 23 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for tire shops.
Households in Benton County spend about $89.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,150 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.7M per shop, 49% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
Benton County has 24 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (63%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Benton County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 6,004 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Benton County grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Benton County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Benton County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $4.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,004 | 6,826 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,150 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $89,874 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 148
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2415 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Benton 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 Benton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 221,722+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 78,046
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,700 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 125
- Median household income
- $89,874+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,863
- Median home value
- $407,800
- Jobs located here
- 96,177
- Daytime population
- 214,376Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mason County, WA | 93 | 6 | 2.3 | $5.6M | +7.8% | #1 of 1,530 |
| 2Clark County, WA | 91 | 43 | 2.2 | $5.3M | +5.3% | #10 of 1,530 |
| 3Snohomish County, WA | 85 | 73 | 2.3 | $5.2M | +4.9% | #40 of 1,530 |
| 4Whatcom County, WA | 84 | 19 | 2.0 | $5.5M | +3.9% | #49 of 1,530 |
| 5Thurston County, WA | 83 | 24 | 2.0 | $5.6M | +2.8% | #57 of 1,530 |
| 6Kitsap County, WA | 82 | 30 | 2.8 | $4.3M | +2.7% | #75 of 1,530 |
| 7Skagit County, WA | 81 | 16 | 3.1 | $4M | +2.4% | #88 of 1,530 |
| 8King County, WA | 79 | 189 | 2.0 | $4.9M | +3.1% | #107 of 1,530 |
| 9Benton County, WA | 79 | 24 | 3.1 | $3.7M | +6.9% | #113 of 1,530 |
| 10Cowlitz County, WA | 78 | 12 | 2.7 | $4.2M | +3.5% | #125 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Benton 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 Benton County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 tire shops in Benton County. 15 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Benton County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $89.7M a year, or $1,150 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,046 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Benton County, WA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Benton County has 3.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.7M, 49% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Benton County would have about 36, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,004 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Benton County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Benton County at 221,722 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,046 households. The median household income in Benton County is $89,874 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Benton County scores 79 for tire shops (high), #113 of 1,530 scored counties.
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