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Tire shops in Gaston County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Gaston County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #815 of 1,530 scored counties
#34 of 71 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 51
- 17 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $87.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $935 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 246,558
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 51 tire shops in Gaston County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Gaston County comes to about $87.5M a year: $935 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per shop, 31% 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.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Gaston County in 2023. That is one for every 5,504 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Gaston County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Gaston County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #815 of 1,530 scored counties and #34 of 71 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Gaston 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.
| Measure | Gaston County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,504 | 5,274 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $935 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,478 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 146
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Gaston 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 Gaston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 246,558+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 93,576
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 356 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 660
- Median household income
- $67,478+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,074
- Median home value
- $266,000
- Jobs located here
- 82,464
- Daytime population
- 195,265Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| 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 |
| 34Gaston County, NC | 49 | 51 | 5.5 | $1.7M | +7.8% | #815 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Gaston 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 Gaston County, NC?
Gaston County has 51 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Gaston County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $87.5M a year, or $935 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 93,576 households in Gaston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gaston County, NC compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Gaston County has 5.5 tire shops per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Gaston County would have about 35, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,504 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Gaston County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Gaston County at 246,558 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,576 households. Median household income in Gaston County is $67,478, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Gaston County scores 49 for tire shops (lower middle), #815 of 1,530 scored counties.
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