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Tire shops in the Lake Charles, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in the Lake Charles, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 6 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #384 of 386 scored metro areas
#8 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 58
- 19 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +26.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $78.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $856 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 66% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 244,655
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
For tire shops, the Lake Charles metro area has a Groundwork market score of 6 (very low): #384 of 386 scored metro areas and #8 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Lake Charles metro area spend about $78.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $856 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 58 tire shops on map listings in the Lake Charles metro area as of September 2026. 19 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.3, 66% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the Lake Charles metro area was 33 in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019. That is one for every 2,789 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in the Lake Charles metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Lake Charles metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Lake Charles metro area compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Lake Charles metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,789 | 4,149 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.9% | +8.2% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $856 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,700 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 6 | 3 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33+26.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 190
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5819 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in the Lake Charles 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 Lake Charles metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 244,655−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 92,043
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,006 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $66,700
- Average household income
- $91,252
- Median home value
- $207,800
- Jobs located here
- 97,089
- Daytime population
- 245,958Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for tire shops, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Lake Charles metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 43 | 53 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +5.3% | #246 of 386 |
| 2Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 25 | 33 | 4.1 | $2M | −3.5% | #338 of 386 |
| 3Hammond, LA | 24 | 32 | 6.2 | $1.4M | +5.8% | #347 of 386 |
| 4New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 20 | 164 | 4.1 | $1.8M | −3.4% | #359 of 386 |
| 5Baton Rouge, LA | 19 | 177 | 5.3 | $1.6M | +2.1% | #364 of 386 |
| 6Lafayette, LA | 18 | 93 | 5.7 | $1.4M | +3.8% | #367 of 386 |
| 7Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 6 | 88 | 5.6 | $1.4M | −2.3% | #383 of 386 |
| 8Lake Charles, LA | 6 | 58 | 6.3 | $1.4M | −3.8% | #384 of 386 |
| 9Monroe, LA | 5 | 55 | 6.3 | $1.2M | −1.9% | #385 of 386 |
| 10Alexandria, LA | 4 | 33 | 5.9 | $1.4M | −2.5% | #386 of 386 |
Other business types in the Lake Charles 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 Lake Charles, LA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 58 tire shops in the Lake Charles metro area. 19 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Lake Charles, LA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $78.8M a year, or $856 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 92,043 households in the Lake Charles metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lake Charles, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
The Lake Charles metro area has 6.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Lake Charles metro area would have about 32, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,789 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lake Charles, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lake Charles metro area at 244,655 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 92,043 households. The median household income in the Lake Charles metro area is $66,700 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Lake Charles metro area scores 6 for tire shops (very low), #384 of 386 scored metro areas.
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