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Tire shops in Silver Bow County, MT
The tire shops in Silver Bow County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #465 of 1,530 scored counties
#7 of 11 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 5
- 4 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,026 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,118
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,026 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Silver Bow County spend about $15.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 5 tire shops, that is $3.2M per shop, 26% above 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 Silver Bow County as of September 2026. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Silver Bow County in 2023. That is one for every 5,140 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Silver Bow County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Silver Bow County is 62 (upper middle), #465 of 1,530 scored counties and #7 of 11 scored counties in Montana.
How Silver Bow 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 | Silver Bow County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,140 | 3,731 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,026 | $1,157 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,754 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 54 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,118+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,419
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 718 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $61,754+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,950
- Median home value
- $255,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,312
- Daytime population
- 35,343Residents 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 |
Other business types in Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 tire shops in Silver Bow County. 4 of them (80%) 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 Silver Bow County, MT spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.8M a year, or $1,026 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 15,419 households in Silver Bow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Silver Bow County, MT compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Silver Bow County has 3.2 tire shops per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Silver Bow County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,140 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Silver Bow County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Silver Bow County at 36,118 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,419 households. The median household income in Silver Bow County is $61,754 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. Silver Bow County scores 62 for tire shops (upper middle), #465 of 1,530 scored counties.
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