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Tire shops in Eau Claire County, WI
The tire shops in Eau Claire County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #353 of 1,530 scored counties
#26 of 35 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 17
- 10 chain locations (59%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $47.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,060 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 109,033
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 tire shops in Eau Claire County. 10 of them (59%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Eau Claire County comes to about $47.4M a year: $1,060 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 11% above 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 Eau Claire County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Eau Claire County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Eau Claire County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #353 of 1,530 scored counties and #26 of 35 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Eau Claire County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Eau Claire County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $4.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 10,288 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.0% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,060 | $1,061 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,546 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 76 |
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
- 1710 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 109,033+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 44,726
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 638 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $74,546+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,242
- Median home value
- $261,000
- Jobs located here
- 60,899
- Daytime population
- 119,781Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Croix County, WI | 91 | 9 | 2.4 | $5.5M | +4.7% | #9 of 1,530 |
| 2Pierce County, WI | 85 | 5 | 3.2 | $4.1M | +3.1% | #44 of 1,530 |
| 3Outagamie County, WI | 84 | 19 | 2.4 | $4.6M | +2.6% | #50 of 1,530 |
| 4Dane County, WI | 83 | 47 | 1.9 | $5.3M | +4.9% | #58 of 1,530 |
| 5Calumet County, WI | 82 | 5 | 2.3 | $5.1M | +2.9% | #71 of 1,530 |
| 6Portage County, WI | 82 | 8 | 2.7 | $4.2M | +2.2% | #76 of 1,530 |
| 7Walworth County, WI | 81 | 13 | 3.0 | $3.9M | +0.8% | #89 of 1,530 |
| 8Washington County, WI | 81 | 18 | 3.2 | $3.6M | +1.8% | #91 of 1,530 |
| 9Waukesha County, WI | 80 | 44 | 2.6 | $4.5M | +2.4% | #96 of 1,530 |
| 10Sauk County, WI | 79 | 5 | 1.8 | $6.3M | +1.3% | #104 of 1,530 |
| 26Eau Claire County, WI | 67 | 17 | 3.8 | $2.8M | +3.0% | #353 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County, WI?
Eau Claire County has 17 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Eau Claire County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Eau Claire County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $47.4M a year, or $1,060 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,726 households in Eau Claire County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Eau Claire County, WI compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Eau Claire County has 3.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Eau Claire County would have about 19, against 17 on map listings.
How fast is Eau Claire County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Eau Claire County at 109,033 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,726 households. Median household income in Eau Claire County is $74,546, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Eau Claire County scores 67 for tire shops (upper middle), #353 of 1,530 scored counties.
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