Market rankings · North Carolina
Tire shops in North Carolina
Markets across North Carolina ranked by the Groundwork market score for tire shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 2,010
- 710 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 812
- −1.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 24% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #35 of 51
- Market score 40 · Lower middle
A site report maps the tire shops on map listings around any address in North Carolina by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,010 tire shops in North Carolina. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 24% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $939 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in North Carolina spend about $4B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 2,010 tire shops, that is $2M per shop, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 812 businesses with payroll in North Carolina classed as tire dealers, down 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 5,274 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 0.4% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in North Carolina.
Among the 50 states and DC, North Carolina ranks #35 for tire shops, with a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle). Of the 16 scored metro areas in or partly in North Carolina, the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area scores highest (81). Of the 22 scored small-town markets in or partly in North Carolina, the Anderson Creek area scores highest (65).
Every market in North Carolina for tire shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in North Carolina, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 81 | 12 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +10.3% | #12 of 386 |
| 2Raleigh-Cary, NC | 61 | 220 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +12.6% | #131 of 386 |
| 3Wilmington, NC | 56 | 80 | 4.0 | $2.3M | +15.9% | #166 of 386 |
| 4Winston-Salem, NC | 49 | 121 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +5.3% | #217 of 386 |
| 5Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 49 | 501 | 4.7 | $2M | +10.1% | #219 of 386 |
| 6Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 48 | 91 | 3.7 | $2.4M | +7.5% | #220 of 386 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 45 | 251 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +0.9% | #234 of 386 |
| 7Greenville, NC | 43 | 33 | 4.4 | $1.9M | +5.4% | #245 of 386 |
| 8Greensboro-High Point, NC | 43 | 158 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +4.1% | #247 of 386 |
| 9Rocky Mount, NC | 35 | 28 | 4.8 | $2M | +2.8% | #292 of 386 |
| 10Jacksonville, NC | 35 | 38 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +6.0% | #294 of 386 |
| 11Burlington, NC | 35 | 46 | 6.6 | $1.4M | +8.5% | #295 of 386 |
| 12Goldsboro, NC | 32 | 23 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +3.8% | #302 of 386 |
| 13Asheville, NC | 31 | 80 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +3.6% | #311 of 386 |
| 14Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 29 | 89 | 6.0 | $1.7M | +3.2% | #320 of 386 |
| 15Fayetteville, NC | 19 | 83 | 5.6 | $1.5M | +1.6% | #365 of 386 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anderson Creek, NC | 65 | 27 | 5.4 | $1.9M | +12.3% | #116 of 431 |
| 2Kill Devil Hills, NC | 63 | 8 | 4.8 | $2.2M | +3.3% | #127 of 431 |
| 3Mount Airy, NC | 59 | 9 | 3.0 | $3.4M | +1.3% | #149 of 431 |
| 4Albemarle, NC | 57 | 15 | 5.9 | $1.7M | +9.8% | #167 of 431 |
| 5Washington, NC | 54 | 8 | 4.1 | $2.2M | 0.0% | #189 of 431 |
| 6Sanford, NC | 54 | 20 | 8.0 | $1.3M | +10.8% | #192 of 431 |
| 7Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 53 | 26 | 6.7 | $1.5M | +3.4% | #198 of 431 |
| 8Elizabeth City, NC | 52 | 9 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +4.5% | #204 of 431 |
| 9Waynesville, NC | 50 | 13 | 4.8 | $2M | +1.9% | #216 of 431 |
| 10Morehead City, NC | 49 | 17 | 5.3 | $1.8M | +4.1% | #228 of 431 |
| 11North Wilkesboro, NC | 47 | 10 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +0.6% | #234 of 431 |
| 12Roanoke Rapids, NC | 45 | 13 | 4.6 | $2M | −4.3% | #253 of 431 |
| 13New Bern, NC | 45 | 34 | 6.5 | $1.4M | +3.6% | #261 of 431 |
| 14Marion, NC | 42 | 9 | 4.8 | $2M | +1.5% | #281 of 431 |
| 15Lumberton, NC | 42 | 25 | 5.8 | $1.5M | +3.4% | #285 of 431 |
| 16Forest City, NC | 41 | 18 | 6.8 | $1.4M | +2.1% | #293 of 431 |
| 17Boone, NC | 32 | 13 | 6.1 | $1.5M | +0.6% | #348 of 431 |
| 18Laurinburg, NC | 25 | 7 | 5.6 | $1.5M | −0.3% | #376 of 431 |
| 19Kinston, NC | 23 | 15 | 6.4 | $1.3M | +1.4% | #383 of 431 |
| 20Wilson, NC | 23 | 25 | 7.6 | $1.2M | +1.7% | #385 of 431 |
| 21Henderson, NC | 22 | 16 | 9.9 | $921K | +0.2% | #392 of 431 |
| 22Rockingham, NC | 17 | 10 | 5.9 | $1.4M | −1.6% | #407 of 431 |
| Brevard, NC | Not scored | 4 | 2.7 | $3.4M | +2.9% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brunswick County, NC | 84 | 16 | 2.3 | $4.1M | +26.5% | #53 of 1,530 |
| 2Lincoln County, NC | 83 | 13 | 3.5 | $3.1M | +13.2% | #66 of 1,530 |
| 3Moore County, NC | 82 | 12 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +10.3% | #79 of 1,530 |
| 4Chatham County, NC | 70 | 11 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +11.0% | #275 of 1,530 |
| 5Union County, NC | 69 | 35 | 4.2 | $2.8M | +11.7% | #310 of 1,530 |
| 6Franklin County, NC | 69 | 12 | 4.2 | $2.4M | +18.8% | #317 of 1,530 |
| 7Wake County, NC | 66 | 165 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +11.2% | #381 of 1,530 |
| 8Cabarrus County, NC | 63 | 35 | 4.2 | $2.4M | +9.9% | #450 of 1,530 |
| 9Johnston County, NC | 63 | 43 | 5.0 | $2.1M | +17.9% | #457 of 1,530 |
| 10Pender County, NC | 60 | 12 | 4.7 | $2.2M | +19.0% | #531 of 1,530 |
| 11Montgomery County, NC | 59 | 5 | 4.7 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #556 of 1,530 |
| 12Harnett County, NC | 59 | 27 | 5.4 | $1.9M | +12.3% | #560 of 1,530 |
| 13Davidson County, NC | 58 | 36 | 5.2 | $2M | +6.6% | #584 of 1,530 |
| 14Randolph County, NC | 58 | 29 | 5.0 | $2M | +3.5% | #585 of 1,530 |
| 15Henderson County, NC | 58 | 26 | 5.1 | $1.9M | +5.0% | #588 of 1,530 |
| 16Dare County, NC | 55 | 8 | 4.8 | $2.2M | +3.3% | #651 of 1,530 |
| 17Mecklenburg County, NC | 55 | 194 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +10.5% | #653 of 1,530 |
| 18Davie County, NC | 55 | 9 | 5.2 | $2.1M | +6.9% | #656 of 1,530 |
| 19Orange County, NC | 54 | 21 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +6.1% | #675 of 1,530 |
| 20Durham County, NC | 54 | 51 | 3.6 | $2.3M | +7.7% | #682 of 1,530 |
| 21Yadkin County, NC | 54 | 9 | 6.0 | $1.9M | +2.9% | #686 of 1,530 |
| 22Macon County, NC | 53 | 7 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +5.8% | #699 of 1,530 |
| 23Duplin County, NC | 53 | 10 | 4.8 | $2M | +6.0% | #711 of 1,530 |
| 24Iredell County, NC | 53 | 44 | 5.8 | $1.8M | +12.9% | #714 of 1,530 |
| 25Surry County, NC | 52 | 9 | 3.0 | $3.4M | +1.3% | #718 of 1,530 |
Show all 100 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Edgecombe County, NC | 52 | 6 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +0.7% | #719 of 1,530 |
| 27Stanly County, NC | 52 | 15 | 5.9 | $1.7M | +9.8% | #738 of 1,530 |
| 28Rockingham County, NC | 51 | 25 | 6.3 | $1.5M | +3.3% | #770 of 1,530 |
| 29Person County, NC | 50 | 8 | 5.0 | $2.1M | +3.7% | #783 of 1,530 |
| 30Pitt County, NC | 50 | 33 | 4.4 | $1.9M | +5.4% | #788 of 1,530 |
| 31Lee County, NC | 50 | 20 | 8.0 | $1.3M | +10.8% | #794 of 1,530 |
| 32Granville County, NC | 49 | 10 | 4.4 | $2.4M | +2.1% | #799 of 1,530 |
| 33Forsyth County, NC | 49 | 65 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +5.0% | #803 of 1,530 |
| 34Gaston County, NC | 49 | 51 | 5.5 | $1.7M | +7.8% | #815 of 1,530 |
| 35Guilford County, NC | 48 | 104 | 4.7 | $1.9M | +4.4% | #831 of 1,530 |
| 36Beaufort County, NC | 47 | 8 | 4.1 | $2.2M | 0.0% | #852 of 1,530 |
| 37New Hanover County, NC | 46 | 52 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +8.6% | #888 of 1,530 |
| 38Cleveland County, NC | 46 | 26 | 6.7 | $1.5M | +3.4% | #895 of 1,530 |
| 39Alexander County, NC | 45 | 9 | 6.4 | $1.7M | +1.5% | #912 of 1,530 |
| 40Pasquotank County, NC | 45 | 9 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +4.5% | #915 of 1,530 |
| 41Onslow County, NC | 44 | 38 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +6.0% | #940 of 1,530 |
| 42Haywood County, NC | 42 | 13 | 4.8 | $2M | +1.9% | #979 of 1,530 |
| 43Carteret County, NC | 42 | 17 | 5.3 | $1.8M | +4.1% | #982 of 1,530 |
| 44Alamance County, NC | 42 | 46 | 6.6 | $1.4M | +8.5% | #991 of 1,530 |
| 45Wilkes County, NC | 41 | 10 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +0.6% | #993 of 1,530 |
| 46Cherokee County, NC | 41 | 7 | 5.3 | $1.6M | +6.8% | #1,013 of 1,530 |
| 47Wayne County, NC | 40 | 23 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +3.8% | #1,023 of 1,530 |
| 48Burke County, NC | 39 | 18 | 5.0 | $2M | +1.6% | #1,044 of 1,530 |
| 49Ashe County, NC | 39 | 7 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +3.5% | #1,055 of 1,530 |
| 50Sampson County, NC | 39 | 14 | 6.5 | $1.5M | +4.1% | #1,059 of 1,530 |
| 51Nash County, NC | 38 | 22 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +3.9% | #1,080 of 1,530 |
| 52Craven County, NC | 38 | 29 | 6.8 | $1.3M | +3.5% | #1,091 of 1,530 |
| 53Rowan County, NC | 36 | 42 | 7.1 | $1.4M | +5.6% | #1,125 of 1,530 |
| 54Caldwell County, NC | 35 | 15 | 4.6 | $2.1M | +0.7% | #1,133 of 1,530 |
| 55McDowell County, NC | 35 | 9 | 4.8 | $2M | +1.5% | #1,137 of 1,530 |
| 56Robeson County, NC | 35 | 25 | 5.8 | $1.5M | +3.4% | #1,149 of 1,530 |
| 57Catawba County, NC | 35 | 47 | 7.1 | $1.4M | +5.8% | #1,154 of 1,530 |
| 58Bladen County, NC | 34 | 8 | 6.8 | $1.5M | +1.3% | #1,175 of 1,530 |
| 59Rutherford County, NC | 34 | 18 | 6.8 | $1.4M | +2.1% | #1,176 of 1,530 |
| 60Buncombe County, NC | 32 | 52 | 5.1 | $1.8M | +2.9% | #1,199 of 1,530 |
| 61Watauga County, NC | 27 | 13 | 6.1 | $1.5M | +0.6% | #1,289 of 1,530 |
| 62Greene County, NC | 27 | 5 | 7.2 | $1.3M | +1.3% | #1,293 of 1,530 |
| 63Halifax County, NC | 26 | 12 | 5.9 | $1.5M | −3.9% | #1,306 of 1,530 |
| 64Columbus County, NC | 23 | 20 | 10.0 | $956K | 0.0% | #1,365 of 1,530 |
| 65Cumberland County, NC | 22 | 80 | 6.2 | $1.4M | +0.4% | #1,371 of 1,530 |
| 66Scotland County, NC | 21 | 7 | 5.6 | $1.5M | −0.3% | #1,378 of 1,530 |
| 67Wilson County, NC | 20 | 25 | 7.6 | $1.2M | +1.7% | #1,398 of 1,530 |
| 68Lenoir County, NC | 19 | 15 | 6.4 | $1.3M | +1.4% | #1,407 of 1,530 |
| 69Vance County, NC | 19 | 16 | 9.9 | $921K | +0.2% | #1,413 of 1,530 |
| 70Richmond County, NC | 14 | 10 | 5.9 | $1.4M | −1.6% | #1,459 of 1,530 |
| 71Hertford County, NC | 13 | 7 | 8.4 | $1.1M | −11.2% | #1,470 of 1,530 |
| Hoke County, NC | Not scored | 3 | 1.6 | $6.2M | +9.0% | |
| Stokes County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 1.0 | $10.3M | +3.5% | |
| Jackson County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 2.2 | $4.2M | +6.9% | |
| Transylvania County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 2.7 | $3.4M | +2.9% | |
| Currituck County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 1.7 | $7.3M | +16.7% | |
| Caswell County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $9.4M | +0.4% | |
| Anson County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 4.7 | $2.1M | −2.1% | |
| Madison County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 2.4 | $4.2M | +5.9% | |
| Martin County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 4.2 | $2.1M | −1.6% | |
| Polk County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $8.7M | +6.0% | |
| Yancey County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 4.9 | $2.1M | +3.2% | |
| Warren County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +1.6% | |
| Avery County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $6.3M | +1.1% | |
| Bertie County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.6% | |
| Northampton County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $7.5M | −5.4% | |
| Mitchell County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 6.1 | $1.5M | +1.1% | |
| Swain County, NC | Not scored | 3 | 5.0 | $1.8M | −0.6% | |
| Chowan County, NC | Not scored | 3 | 4.9 | $1.7M | +2.8% | |
| Perquimans County, NC | Not scored | 3 | 5.3 | $1.8M | +3.6% | |
| Pamlico County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +3.7% | |
| Clay County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +9.9% | |
| Alleghany County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +5.4% | |
| Camden County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +8.8% | |
| Washington County, NC | Not scored | 2 | 4.2 | $2M | −3.1% | |
| Gates County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.1% | |
| Jones County, NC | Not scored | 3 | 7.3 | $1.4M | +4.6% | |
| Graham County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 2.8 | $3M | +1.9% | |
| Hyde County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Tyrrell County, NC | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +9.3% |
Markets with fewer than 5 tire shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many tire shops are in North Carolina?
There are 2,010 tire shops on map listings in North Carolina as of September 2026. 710 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 812 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019.
How much do households in North Carolina spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4B a year, or $939 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,010 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,282,345 households in North Carolina and national spending patterns by income.
How does North Carolina compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
North Carolina has 4.7 tire shops per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, North Carolina would have about 1,607, against 2,010 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,274 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
Which market in North Carolina has the highest market score for tire shops?
Among 16 scored metro areas in or partly in North Carolina, the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area scores highest, at 81 (high). Among 22 scored small-town markets in or partly in North Carolina, the Anderson Creek area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 71 scored counties in North Carolina, Brunswick County scores highest, at 84 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. North Carolina scores 40 for tire shops (lower middle), #35 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in North Carolina. It maps the tire shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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