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Tire shops in Waukesha County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Waukesha County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 80 out of 100: High

Ranked #96 of 1,530 scored counties
#9 of 35 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
44
33 chain locations (75%)
Official establishments
23
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$197.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,172 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
79% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
417,210
+2.4% 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

For tire shops, Waukesha County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #96 of 1,530 scored counties and #9 of 35 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for tire shops.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Waukesha County comes to about $197.7M a year: $1,172 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.5M per shop, 79% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Waukesha County has 44 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 33 are chain locations, or 75%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Waukesha County in 2023. That is one for every 7,333 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $443K has gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Waukesha County. Population estimates show Waukesha County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Waukesha 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 Waukesha County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureWaukesha CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.62.53.8
Spending per listing$4.5M$4.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment7,33310,2886,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.0%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,172$1,061$958
Median household income$106,076$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score8076

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 23
Employees, 2023
224
Annual payroll, 2023
$24.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4433 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$443K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
417,210+2.4% since 2020
Households
168,658
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
550 sq. mi.
People per square mile
749
Median household income
$106,076+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$137,605
Median home value
$398,200
Jobs located here
265,439
Daytime population
468,429Residents 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 Waukesha 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

Other business types in Waukesha County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Waukesha County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 tire shops in Waukesha County. 33 of them (75%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in Waukesha County, WI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $197.7M a year, or $1,172 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 168,658 households in Waukesha County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Waukesha County, WI compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Waukesha County has 2.6 tire shops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $4.5M, 79% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Waukesha County would have about 79, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,333 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Waukesha County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Waukesha County at 417,210 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,658 households. The median household income in Waukesha County is $106,076 a year, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Waukesha County scores 80 for tire shops (high), #96 of 1,530 scored counties.

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