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Tire shops in Mobile County, AL
The tire shops in Mobile County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,247 of 1,530 scored counties
#30 of 44 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 90
- 34 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +10.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $140.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 411,658
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Mobile County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #1,247 of 1,530 scored counties and #30 of 44 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $871 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Mobile County spend about $140.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.6M per shop, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 90 tire shops on map listings in Mobile County as of September 2026. Of those, 34 are chain locations, or 38%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Mobile County in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 5,215 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Mobile County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Mobile County compares
The same measures for Alabama 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 | Mobile County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,215 | 4,848 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.7% | +1.0% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $871 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,880 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 31+10.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 298
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9034 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The 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 Mobile 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 Mobile County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 411,658−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 161,665
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 336
- Median household income
- $58,880+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,726
- Median home value
- $190,700
- Jobs located here
- 181,672
- Daytime population
- 421,837Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 82 | 15 | 3.7 | $2.9M | +18.0% | #85 of 1,530 |
| 2Jackson County, AL | 67 | 7 | 3.2 | $3M | +3.3% | #350 of 1,530 |
| 3St. Clair County, AL | 63 | 15 | 4.3 | $2.4M | +7.1% | #452 of 1,530 |
| 4Cullman County, AL | 63 | 18 | 5.1 | $2.1M | +6.7% | #458 of 1,530 |
| 5Shelby County, AL | 59 | 41 | 4.7 | $2.2M | +6.5% | #557 of 1,530 |
| 6Lee County, AL | 59 | 32 | 4.6 | $2M | +8.6% | #559 of 1,530 |
| 7Baldwin County, AL | 58 | 48 | 4.9 | $2M | +14.8% | #587 of 1,530 |
| 8Chilton County, AL | 56 | 9 | 5.0 | $2M | +5.9% | #634 of 1,530 |
| 9Madison County, AL | 53 | 84 | 5.1 | $1.9M | +11.0% | #713 of 1,530 |
| 10Elmore County, AL | 51 | 19 | 5.8 | $1.8M | +4.2% | #767 of 1,530 |
| 30Mobile County, AL | 30 | 90 | 5.6 | $1.6M | −0.7% | #1,247 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Mobile 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 Mobile County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 90 tire shops in Mobile County. 34 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Mobile County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $140.8M a year, or $871 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 90 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 161,665 households in Mobile County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mobile County, AL compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Mobile County has 5.6 tire shops per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Mobile County would have about 56, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,215 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Mobile County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Mobile County at 411,658 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 161,665 households. The median household income in Mobile County is $58,880 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Mobile County scores 30 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,247 of 1,530 scored counties.
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