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Tire shops in Whitman County, WA
The tire shops in Whitman County, WA, 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 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 3 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $18M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $961 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,512
- +1.5% since 2020
See the tire shops around any address in Whitman County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 tire shops in Whitman County. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $961 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Whitman County spend about $18M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 3 tire shops, that is $6M per shop, 2.4 times 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Whitman County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Whitman County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 tire shops on map listings, Whitman County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Whitman 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 | Whitman County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6M | $4.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,826 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $961 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,406 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 77 |
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
- 33 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Whitman 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 Whitman County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,512+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,721
- Median age
- 33.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 47%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,159 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $55,406+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,165
- Median home value
- $359,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,571
- Daytime population
- 49,541Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Whitman County?
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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 |
| Whitman County, WA | Not scored | 3 | 1.6 | $6M | +1.5% |
Other business types in Whitman 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 Whitman County, WA?
There are 3 tire shops on map listings in Whitman County as of September 2026. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Whitman County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Whitman County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $18M a year, or $961 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,721 households in Whitman County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whitman County, WA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Whitman County has 1.6 tire shops per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $6M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Whitman County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Whitman County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Whitman County at 48,512 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,721 households. Median household income in Whitman County is $55,406, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. Whitman County has no market score for tire shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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