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Tire shops in Lauderdale County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 7 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #1,515 of 1,530 scored counties
#35 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
23
8 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $829 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
59% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,317
−3.2% 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

Lauderdale County scores 7 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #1,515 of 1,530 scored counties and #35 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 tire shops in Lauderdale County. 8 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 8.0 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.

At $829 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Lauderdale County spend about $23.8M 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 12 businesses with payroll in Lauderdale County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 2,392 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Lauderdale County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureLauderdale CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.05.33.8
Spending per listing$1M$1.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment2,3924,1806,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.4%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$829$890$958
Median household income$50,817$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score711

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 12
Employees, 2023
90
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
238 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County

Population, 2025 estimate
70,317−3.2% since 2020
Households
28,707
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
704 sq. mi.
People per square mile
102
Median household income
$50,817+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,958
Median home value
$133,300
Jobs located here
32,099
Daytime population
75,808Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for tire shops, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Lauderdale 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
35Lauderdale County, MS7238.0$1M−3.2%#1,515 of 1,530

Other business types in Lauderdale County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Lauderdale County, MS?

Lauderdale County has 23 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

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

About $23.8M a year, or $829 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 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 28,707 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lauderdale County has 8.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 2.1 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, Lauderdale County would have about 10, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,392 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Lauderdale County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 70,317 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,707 households. Median household income in Lauderdale County is $50,817, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.5%, 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. Lauderdale County scores 7 for tire shops (very low), #1,515 of 1,530 scored counties.

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