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Tire shops in Fond du Lac County, WI

The tire shops in Fond du Lac County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #151 of 1,530 scored counties
#15 of 35 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
11
6 chain locations (55%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$47.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,090 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
71% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
104,669
+0.5% 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

Fond du Lac County scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #151 of 1,530 scored counties and #15 of 35 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for tire shops.

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 tire shops in Fond du Lac County. Chain locations make up 55% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Fond du Lac County comes to about $47.1M a year: $1,090 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.3M per shop, 71% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Fond du Lac County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 8,649 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fond du Lac County grew 0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Fond du Lac 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.

Tire shops in Fond du Lac County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureFond du Lac CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.52.53.8
Spending per listing$4.3M$4.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment8,64910,2886,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.0%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,090$1,061$958
Median household income$74,275$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score7676

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5
Employees, 2023
38
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
116 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 Fond du Lac 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 Fond du Lac County

Population, 2025 estimate
104,669+0.5% since 2020
Households
43,243
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
720 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$74,275+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,084
Median home value
$222,800
Jobs located here
49,885
Daytime population
99,843Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for tire shops, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Fond du Lac County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Croix County, WI9192.4$5.5M+4.7%#9 of 1,530
2Pierce County, WI8553.2$4.1M+3.1%#44 of 1,530
3Outagamie County, WI84192.4$4.6M+2.6%#50 of 1,530
4Dane County, WI83471.9$5.3M+4.9%#58 of 1,530
5Calumet County, WI8252.3$5.1M+2.9%#71 of 1,530
6Portage County, WI8282.7$4.2M+2.2%#76 of 1,530
7Walworth County, WI81133.0$3.9M+0.8%#89 of 1,530
8Washington County, WI81183.2$3.6M+1.8%#91 of 1,530
9Waukesha County, WI80442.6$4.5M+2.4%#96 of 1,530
10Sauk County, WI7951.8$6.3M+1.3%#104 of 1,530
15Fond du Lac County, WI76112.5$4.3M+0.5%#151 of 1,530

Other business types in Fond du Lac County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Fond du Lac County, WI?

Fond du Lac County has 11 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (55%) 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 Fond du Lac County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $47.1M a year, or $1,090 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,243 households in Fond du Lac County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fond du Lac County, WI compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Fond du Lac County has 2.5 tire shops per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $4.3M, 71% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Fond du Lac County would have about 19, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,649 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Fond du Lac County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Fond du Lac County at 104,669 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,243 households. Median household income in Fond du Lac County is $74,275, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.1%, 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. Fond du Lac County scores 76 for tire shops (high), #151 of 1,530 scored counties.

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