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Tire shops in Forrest County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Forrest County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,332 of 1,530 scored counties
#21 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 25
- 6 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $842 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 79,034
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Forrest County is 25 (lower middle), #1,332 of 1,530 scored counties and #21 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 tire shops in Forrest County. 6 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 8.3 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $842 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Forrest County spend about $25.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 59% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Forrest County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 5,021 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Population estimates show Forrest County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Forrest 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.
| Measure | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,021 | 4,180 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.4% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $842 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $53,640 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 11 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 256 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Forrest 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 Forrest County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 79,034+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 30,127
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 466 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $53,640+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,383
- Median home value
- $168,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,538
- Daytime population
- 89,930Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, MS | 71 | 12 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +6.5% | #242 of 1,530 |
| 2Marshall County, MS | 60 | 5 | 3.8 | $2.6M | +2.6% | #524 of 1,530 |
| 3Oktibbeha County, MS | 51 | 6 | 2.7 | $3.1M | +0.4% | #744 of 1,530 |
| 4Lafayette County, MS | 51 | 7 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +6.6% | #752 of 1,530 |
| 5Hancock County, MS | 51 | 9 | 4.4 | $2.1M | +1.6% | #760 of 1,530 |
| 6Pontotoc County, MS | 48 | 6 | 5.1 | $1.9M | +2.9% | #829 of 1,530 |
| 7DeSoto County, MS | 48 | 40 | 5.6 | $1.8M | +6.3% | #834 of 1,530 |
| 8Rankin County, MS | 41 | 31 | 5.2 | $1.9M | +3.2% | #1,009 of 1,530 |
| 9George County, MS | 40 | 7 | 7.5 | $1.3M | +8.1% | #1,035 of 1,530 |
| 10Jackson County, MS | 39 | 30 | 5.2 | $1.8M | +3.0% | #1,050 of 1,530 |
| 21Forrest County, MS | 25 | 25 | 8.3 | $1M | +1.1% | #1,332 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Forrest 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 Forrest County, MS?
Forrest County has 25 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Forrest County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $25.4M a year, or $842 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,127 households in Forrest County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forrest County, MS compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Forrest County has 8.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Forrest County would have about 10, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,021 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Forrest County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Forrest County at 79,034 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,127 households. Median household income in Forrest County is $53,640, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. Forrest County scores 25 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,332 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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