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Tire shops in Custer County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Custer County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,064 of 1,530 scored counties
#11 of 11 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 5
- 3 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,170 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,034
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,170 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Custer County spend about $5.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.2M per shop, 53% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 5 tire shops on map listings in Custer County as of September 2026. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for tire dealers in Custer County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Custer County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Custer County is 39 (lower middle), #1,064 of 1,530 scored counties and #11 of 11 scored counties in Montana.
How Custer County compares
The same measures for Montana 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 | Custer County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,731 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,170 | $1,157 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,605 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 55 |
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
- 53 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Custer 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 Custer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,034+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 5,038
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 3,783 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $70,605+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,295
- Median home value
- $219,100
- Jobs located here
- 5,790
- Daytime population
- 11,387Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ravalli County, MT | 75 | 7 | 3.8 | $3.3M | +9.4% | #169 of 1,530 |
| 2Missoula County, MT | 73 | 9 | 1.7 | $6.2M | +4.4% | #197 of 1,530 |
| 3Gallatin County, MT | 73 | 20 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +7.7% | #212 of 1,530 |
| 4Flathead County, MT | 70 | 17 | 3.8 | $3M | +10.1% | #278 of 1,530 |
| 5Yellowstone County, MT | 68 | 28 | 4.0 | $2.8M | +4.5% | #332 of 1,530 |
| 6Lake County, MT | 66 | 5 | 4.0 | $3.1M | +6.9% | #369 of 1,530 |
| 7Silver Bow County, MT | 62 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +2.6% | #465 of 1,530 |
| 8Lewis and Clark County, MT | 57 | 13 | 4.2 | $2.7M | +5.8% | #603 of 1,530 |
| 9Lincoln County, MT | 56 | 6 | 6.6 | $1.6M | +13.1% | #635 of 1,530 |
| 10Cascade County, MT | 41 | 20 | 5.6 | $1.9M | +0.7% | #1,003 of 1,530 |
| 11Custer County, MT | 39 | 5 | 9.9 | $1.2M | +1.5% | #1,064 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Custer 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 Custer County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 tire shops in Custer County. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Custer County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Custer County, MT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.9M a year, or $1,170 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 5,038 households in Custer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Custer County, MT compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Custer County has 9.9 tire shops per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.2M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Custer County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Custer County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Custer County at 12,034 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,038 households. The median household income in Custer County is $70,605 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.3% 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. Custer County scores 39 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,064 of 1,530 scored counties.
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