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Tire shops in the Helena, MT metro area
The tire shops in the Helena, MT metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #151 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana
- Listings
- 16
- 5 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $46.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,183 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 97,153
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Helena metro area comes to about $46.2M a year: $1,183 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 16 tire shops on map listings in the Helena metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in the Helena metro area classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 2,788 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Helena metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Helena metro area scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #151 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana.
How the Helena metro area 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 | Helena metro area | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,788 | 3,731 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,183 | $1,157 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,528 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 124
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 165 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 the Helena metro area, 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 the Helena metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 97,153+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 39,033
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 6,308 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $78,528
- Average household income
- $105,667
- Median home value
- $401,200
- Jobs located here
- 45,504
- Daytime population
- 94,274Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Missoula, MT | 71 | 9 | 1.6 | $6.5M | +4.7% | #57 of 386 |
| 2Bozeman, MT | 67 | 20 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +7.7% | #92 of 386 |
| 3Billings, MT | 63 | 31 | 4.0 | $2.9M | +4.8% | #113 of 386 |
| 4Helena, MT | 58 | 16 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +7.7% | #151 of 386 |
| 5Great Falls, MT | 32 | 20 | 5.6 | $1.9M | +0.7% | #303 of 386 |
Other business types in the Helena metro area
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 the Helena, MT metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 tire shops in the Helena metro area. 5 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in the Helena, MT metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $46.2M a year, or $1,183 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 39,033 households in the Helena metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Helena, MT metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
The Helena metro area has 4.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Helena metro area would have about 18, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,788 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is the Helena, MT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Helena metro area at 97,153 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,033 households. The median household income in the Helena metro area is $78,528 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Helena metro area scores 58 for tire shops (upper middle), #151 of 386 scored metro areas.
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