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Tire shops in Snohomish County, WA

The tire shops in Snohomish County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 85 out of 100: High

Ranked #40 of 1,530 scored counties
#3 of 23 scored counties in Washington

Listings
73
34 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
47
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$378.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,196 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
870,656
+4.9% 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

Snohomish County scores 85 (high) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #40 of 1,530 scored counties and #3 of 23 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for tire shops.

Households in Snohomish County spend about $378.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,196 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.2M per shop, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

There are 73 tire shops on map listings in Snohomish County as of September 2026. 34 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Snohomish County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 6,728 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $609K have gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Snohomish County. Population estimates put the population change in Snohomish County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Snohomish 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.

Tire shops in Snohomish County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSnohomish CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.32.63.8
Spending per listing$5.2M$4.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment6,7286,8266,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−1.3%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.9%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,196$1,104$958
Median household income$111,246$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score8577

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
47 → 470.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
505
Annual payroll, 2023
$33.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7334 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
151The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$609K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Snohomish 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 Snohomish County

Population, 2025 estimate
870,656+4.9% since 2020
Households
316,212
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,087 sq. mi.
People per square mile
405
Median household income
$111,246+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$142,831
Median home value
$696,000
Jobs located here
295,384
Daytime population
731,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Washington

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Mason County, WA9362.3$5.6M+7.8%#1 of 1,530
2Clark County, WA91432.2$5.3M+5.3%#10 of 1,530
3Snohomish County, WA85732.3$5.2M+4.9%#40 of 1,530
4Whatcom County, WA84192.0$5.5M+3.9%#49 of 1,530
5Thurston County, WA83242.0$5.6M+2.8%#57 of 1,530
6Kitsap County, WA82302.8$4.3M+2.7%#75 of 1,530
7Skagit County, WA81163.1$4M+2.4%#88 of 1,530
8King County, WA791892.0$4.9M+3.1%#107 of 1,530
9Benton County, WA79243.1$3.7M+6.9%#113 of 1,530
10Cowlitz County, WA78122.7$4.2M+3.5%#125 of 1,530

Other business types in Snohomish County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Snohomish County, WA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 73 tire shops in Snohomish County. 34 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in Snohomish County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $378.3M a year, or $1,196 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 316,212 households in Snohomish County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Snohomish County, WA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Snohomish County has 2.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $5.2M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Snohomish County would have about 151, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,728 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Snohomish County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Snohomish County at 870,656 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 316,212 households. The median household income in Snohomish County is $111,246 a year, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Snohomish County scores 85 for tire shops (high), #40 of 1,530 scored counties.

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