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Tire shops in Alexander County, NC

How Alexander County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #912 of 1,530 scored counties
#39 of 71 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,081 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
68% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,958
+1.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,081 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Alexander County spend about $15.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.7M per shop, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Alexander County has 9 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.4, 68% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for tire dealers in Alexander County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Alexander County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Alexander County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #912 of 1,530 scored counties and #39 of 71 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Alexander County compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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.

Tire shops in Alexander County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAlexander CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.44.73.8
Spending per listing$1.7M$2M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,2746,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.7%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,081$939$958
Median household income$65,354$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4540

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
92 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 Alexander 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 Alexander County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,958+1.5% since 2020
Households
14,126
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
260 sq. mi.
People per square mile
140
Median household income
$65,354+34.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,653
Median home value
$211,800
Jobs located here
10,726
Daytime population
31,047Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for tire shops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Alexander County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Brunswick County, NC84162.3$4.1M+26.5%#53 of 1,530
2Lincoln County, NC83133.5$3.1M+13.2%#66 of 1,530
3Moore County, NC82122.7$3.5M+10.3%#79 of 1,530
4Chatham County, NC70113.3$3.2M+11.0%#275 of 1,530
5Union County, NC69354.2$2.8M+11.7%#310 of 1,530
6Franklin County, NC69124.2$2.4M+18.8%#317 of 1,530
7Wake County, NC661653.6$2.6M+11.2%#381 of 1,530
8Cabarrus County, NC63354.2$2.4M+9.9%#450 of 1,530
9Johnston County, NC63435.0$2.1M+17.9%#457 of 1,530
10Pender County, NC60124.7$2.2M+19.0%#531 of 1,530
39Alexander County, NC4596.4$1.7M+1.5%#912 of 1,530

Other business types in Alexander County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many tire shops are in Alexander County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 tire shops in Alexander County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Alexander County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Alexander County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $15.3M a year, or $1,081 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 14,126 households in Alexander County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alexander County, NC compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Alexander County has 6.4 tire shops per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Alexander County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Alexander County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Alexander County at 36,958 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,126 households. The median household income in Alexander County is $65,354 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.0% 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. Alexander County scores 45 for tire shops (lower middle), #912 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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