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Tire shops in the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #341 of 386 scored metro areas
#8 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 56
- 12 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $94.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $895 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 281,850
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Tuscaloosa metro area scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #341 of 386 scored metro areas and #8 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $895 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in the Tuscaloosa metro area spend about $94.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 56 tire shops, that is $1.7M per shop, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 56 tire shops on map listings in the Tuscaloosa metro area as of September 2026. 12 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 5.3 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the Tuscaloosa metro area was 27 in 2023. That is one for every 3,914 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Tuscaloosa metro area grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Tuscaloosa metro area 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 | Tuscaloosa metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 5.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,914 | 4,848 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $895 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,517 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27
- Employees, 2023
- 195
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5612 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 the Tuscaloosa metro area, 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 the Tuscaloosa metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 281,850+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 105,683
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $61,517+22.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,019
- Median home value
- $230,700
- Jobs located here
- 106,684
- Daytime population
- 281,020Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for tire shops, numbered among those based in Alabama, with the Tuscaloosa metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Auburn-Opelika, AL | 56 | 33 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +7.1% | #169 of 386 |
| 2Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 52 | 48 | 4.9 | $2M | +14.8% | #199 of 386 |
| 3Huntsville, AL | 51 | 99 | 4.8 | $2M | +12.5% | #205 of 386 |
| 4Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 31 | 33 | 5.2 | $1.8M | +3.5% | #312 of 386 |
| 5Decatur, AL | 31 | 37 | 5.9 | $1.7M | +2.5% | #313 of 386 |
| 6Birmingham, AL | 28 | 264 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +1.4% | #327 of 386 |
| 7Anniston-Oxford, AL | 26 | 29 | 6.4 | $1.4M | −0.3% | #336 of 386 |
| 8Tuscaloosa, AL | 25 | 56 | 5.3 | $1.7M | +2.9% | #341 of 386 |
| 9Gadsden, AL | 25 | 24 | 6.1 | $1.6M | +0.4% | #342 of 386 |
| 10Montgomery, AL | 25 | 108 | 7.1 | $1.2M | +0.9% | #344 of 386 |
Other business types in the Tuscaloosa metro area
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 the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 56 tire shops in the Tuscaloosa metro area. 12 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $94.6M a year, or $895 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 105,683 households in the Tuscaloosa metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
The Tuscaloosa metro area has 5.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Tuscaloosa metro area would have about 38, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,914 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Tuscaloosa metro area at 281,850 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,683 households. The median household income in the Tuscaloosa metro area is $61,517 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.0% 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. The Tuscaloosa metro area scores 25 for tire shops (lower middle), #341 of 386 scored metro areas.
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