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Tire shops in Pontotoc County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #829 of 1,530 scored counties
#6 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $984 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
34% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,096
+2.9% 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

Households in Pontotoc County spend about $11.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $984 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Pontotoc County has 6 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 34% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for tire dealers in Pontotoc County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pontotoc County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Pontotoc County is 48 (lower middle), #829 of 1,530 scored counties and #6 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasurePontotoc CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.15.33.8
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,1806,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.4%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$984$890$958
Median household income$51,484$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score4811

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,096+2.9% since 2020
Households
11,819
Median age
36.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
498 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$51,484+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,266
Median home value
$157,100
Jobs located here
12,251
Daytime population
30,006Residents 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 Pontotoc 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

Other business types in Pontotoc County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Pontotoc County, MS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 tire shops in Pontotoc County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Pontotoc County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $11.6M a year, or $984 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 11,819 households in Pontotoc County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pontotoc County has 5.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Pontotoc County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Pontotoc County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Pontotoc County at 32,096 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,819 households. The median household income in Pontotoc County is $51,484 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.0% 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. Pontotoc County scores 48 for tire shops (lower middle), #829 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 Pontotoc County

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