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Seasonal Tire Storage Pricing Calculator

Reviewed for 2026, updated September 8, 2026.

Works out what one stored tire set really costs your shop per season, the break-even price, and the price that hits your target margin, for shops deciding what to charge for seasonal tire storage.

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Break-even cost per set per season...
Price per set at your target margin...
Gross profit for the season at that price...
Space cost alone per set...

Estimates only. Assumptions are listed below, and you can change every input.

Plenty of shops price seasonal tire storage by asking what the dealer down the road charges, then discover at the end of the season that the rent on the storage room, the tech time on every rack and retrieve, and the bags and tags ate most of the fee. Storage is only worth offering if the price covers the space and the handling and still leaves room for the changeover labor you sell alongside it.

This calculator spreads the seasonal cost of your storage space evenly across the sets you store, adds the labor cost of the minutes your staff spend on each set (check in, racking, retrieval, check out), and adds any per-set supplies or allowances. The total is your break-even price per set per season. It then applies your target gross margin to show the price you would need to charge and the gross profit the season would produce. All the numbers are yours; nothing is assumed about what other shops charge.

How to use this tool

  1. Work out what the storage area costs you for one season: your rent per square foot times the area, plus utilities and insurance for those months.
  2. Enter the sets you expect to store, the minutes your staff spend on each one, your loaded labor rate, any per-set supplies and the margin you want.
  3. Compare the break-even price with what you charge today, then test how the numbers move if you fill more slots or trim handling minutes.

What the math assumes

  • The seasonal space cost is spread evenly across every set you store; empty slots raise the cost of the sets you do have.
  • Labor cost is staff minutes divided by 60 and multiplied by your loaded hourly rate, with no allowance for idle time between sets.
  • Target margin is a gross margin on the selling price, so price equals cost divided by (1 minus margin); a 90% cap keeps the math sane.
  • Sales tax, card processing fees, discounts and bundle pricing are not included unless you fold them into the other cost per set.
  • The changeover labor you sell with storage is treated as a separate service and is not part of this cost.

Frequently asked questions

Why is the space cost per set so high when I only store a few sets?

Because the rent on the room is the same whether it holds 20 sets or 200. Storage gets cheaper per set as you fill the racks, which is why utilization matters more than the price of the bags.

Should I include the changeover appointment labor in the handling minutes?

Only if you do not charge for the changeover separately. Most shops bill the swap as its own service, so keep the handling minutes to the storage-specific work: bagging, tagging, racking, locating and retrieving.

What if the target-margin price is higher than customers will pay?

Then storage on its own is not profitable at your current fill rate, and the honest options are to store more sets in the same space, cut the minutes per set with a better rack and labeling system, or treat storage as a loss leader that locks in two changeovers and tire sales per year.

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