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Tire shops in Bolivar County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 15 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,452 of 1,530 scored counties
#28 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $747 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,262
−8.3% 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

Bolivar County scores 15 (low) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #1,452 of 1,530 scored counties and #28 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 tire shops in Bolivar County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Bolivar County comes to about $8.9M a year: $747 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per shop, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Bolivar County in 2023. That is one for every 3,972 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Population estimates show Bolivar County declined 8.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Bolivar County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 Bolivar County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureBolivar CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.05.33.8
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,9724,1806,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.4%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−8.3%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$747$890$958
Median household income$39,585$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score1511

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$745K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Bolivar 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 Bolivar County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,262−8.3% since 2020
Households
11,915
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
877 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$39,585+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,985
Median home value
$130,000
Jobs located here
10,627
Daytime population
29,215Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Mississippi

Every Mississippi market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for tire shops, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Bolivar County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, MS71122.7$3.6M+6.5%#242 of 1,530
2Marshall County, MS6053.8$2.6M+2.6%#524 of 1,530
3Oktibbeha County, MS5162.7$3.1M+0.4%#744 of 1,530
4Lafayette County, MS5173.7$2.5M+6.6%#752 of 1,530
5Hancock County, MS5194.4$2.1M+1.6%#760 of 1,530
6Pontotoc County, MS4865.1$1.9M+2.9%#829 of 1,530
7DeSoto County, MS48405.6$1.8M+6.3%#834 of 1,530
8Rankin County, MS41315.2$1.9M+3.2%#1,009 of 1,530
9George County, MS4077.5$1.3M+8.1%#1,035 of 1,530
10Jackson County, MS39305.2$1.8M+3.0%#1,050 of 1,530
28Bolivar County, MS1565.0$1.5M−8.3%#1,452 of 1,530

Other business types in Bolivar County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Bolivar County, MS?

There are 6 tire shops on map listings in Bolivar County as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in Bolivar County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $8.9M a year, or $747 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,915 households in Bolivar County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bolivar County, MS compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Bolivar County has 5.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Bolivar County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,972 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Bolivar County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Bolivar County at 28,262 people in 2025, down 8.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,915 households. Median household income in Bolivar County is $39,585, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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. Bolivar County scores 15 for tire shops (low), #1,452 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in Bolivar County

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