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Tire shops in Avery County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Avery County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $934 a household
Spending per listing
$6.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,110
+1.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 tire shop in Avery County. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households.

At $934 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Avery County spend about $6.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $6.3M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Avery County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Avery County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 tire shop on map listings, Avery County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Avery 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 Avery County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAvery CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.54.73.8
Spending per listing$6.3M$2M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,2746,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.7%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$934$939$958
Median household income$61,428$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Avery 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 Avery County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,110+1.1% since 2020
Households
6,791
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
247 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$61,428+52.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,834
Median home value
$265,800
Jobs located here
6,802
Daytime population
18,343Residents 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 Avery 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
Avery County, NCNot scored11.5$6.3M+1.1%

Other business types in Avery County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Avery County, NC?

There is 1 tire shop on map listings in Avery County as of September 2026. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Avery County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $6.3M a year, or $934 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 tire shop on map listings, it comes to $6.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,791 households in Avery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Avery County has 1 tire shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Avery County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Avery County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Avery County at 18,110 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,791 households. Median household income in Avery County is $61,428, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 52.3%, 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. Avery County has no market score for tire shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in Avery County

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