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Tire shops in Iredell County, NC

How Iredell 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #714 of 1,530 scored counties
#24 of 71 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
44
16 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$79.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,044 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
53% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
211,798
+12.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 44 tire shops in Iredell County. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 36%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

At $1,044 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Iredell County spend about $79.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 44 tire shops, that is $1.8M per shop, 28% 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 Iredell County in 2023. That is one for every 4,491 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Iredell County grew 12.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Iredell County is 53 (upper middle), #714 of 1,530 scored counties and #24 of 71 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Iredell 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 Iredell County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureIredell CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.84.73.8
Spending per listing$1.8M$2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,4915,2746,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.7%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.9%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,044$939$958
Median household income$81,419$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score5340

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 17
Employees, 2023
150
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4416 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Iredell 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 Iredell County

Population, 2025 estimate
211,798+12.9% since 2020
Households
76,344
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
342
Median household income
$81,419+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,658
Median home value
$321,400
Jobs located here
82,907
Daytime population
186,832Residents 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 Iredell 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
24Iredell County, NC53445.8$1.8M+12.9%#714 of 1,530

Other business types in Iredell County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Iredell County, NC?

Iredell County has 44 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (36%) 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 Iredell County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $79.7M a year, or $1,044 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,344 households in Iredell County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Iredell County has 5.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Iredell County would have about 32, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,491 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Iredell County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Iredell County at 211,798 people in 2025, up 12.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,344 households. Median household income in Iredell County is $81,419, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. Iredell County scores 53 for tire shops (upper middle), #714 of 1,530 scored counties.

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