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Tire shops in Wayne County, MS
The tire shops in Wayne County, MS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,498 of 1,530 scored counties
#30 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $823 a household
- Spending per listing
- $790K
- 68% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,807
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Wayne County is 10 (low), #1,498 of 1,530 scored counties and #30 of 36 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Wayne County comes to about $6.3M a year: $823 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $790K per shop, 68% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 8 tire shops on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 10.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Wayne County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,560 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Population estimates show Wayne County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Wayne 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 | Wayne County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $790K | $1.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,560 | 4,180 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.4% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $823 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $37,619 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 11 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $263K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,8070.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,681
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 811 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $37,619−0.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $60,777
- Median home value
- $91,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,625
- Daytime population
- 16,686Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for tire shops, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Wayne County marked.
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 |
| 30Wayne County, MS | 10 | 8 | 10.4 | $790K | 0.0% | #1,498 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Wayne 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 Wayne County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 tire shops in Wayne County. None of them 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 Wayne County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.3M a year, or $823 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $790K 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 7,681 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, MS compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Wayne County has 10.4 tire shops per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $790K, 68% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Wayne County would have about 3, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,560 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Wayne County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 19,807 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,681 households. The median household income in Wayne County is $37,619 a year, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That fell 0.2% 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. Wayne County scores 10 for tire shops (low), #1,498 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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