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Tire shops in the Jacksonville, NC metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in the Jacksonville, NC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #294 of 386 scored metro areas
#10 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina

Listings
38
17 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
16
−20.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$68.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $907 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
217,175
+6.0% 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

For tire shops, the Jacksonville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #294 of 386 scored metro areas and #10 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

At $907 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the Jacksonville metro area spend about $68.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.8M per shop, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

The Jacksonville metro area has 38 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the Jacksonville metro area in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,704 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Jacksonville metro area grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Jacksonville metro area 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 Jacksonville, NC metro area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureJacksonville metro areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.04.73.8
Spending per listing$1.8M$2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,7045,2746,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−20.0%−1.7%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.0%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$907$939$958
Median household income$68,148$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score3540

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16−20.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
121
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3817 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 the Jacksonville metro area, 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 the Jacksonville metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
217,175+6.0% since 2020
Households
75,265
Median age
30.9
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
762 sq. mi.
People per square mile
273
Median household income
$68,148+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,766
Median home value
$236,400
Jobs located here
48,126
Daytime population
192,000Residents 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 metro areas in North Carolina for tire shops, numbered among those based in North Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Jacksonville metro area marked.

Top metro areas in North Carolina

Metro areas in North Carolina ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC81122.7$3.5M+10.3%#12 of 386
2Raleigh-Cary, NC612203.8$2.5M+12.6%#131 of 386
3Wilmington, NC56804.0$2.3M+15.9%#166 of 386
4Winston-Salem, NC491214.3$2.2M+5.3%#217 of 386
5Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC495014.7$2M+10.1%#219 of 386
6Durham-Chapel Hill, NC48913.7$2.4M+7.5%#220 of 386
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC452513.5$2.6M+0.9%#234 of 386
7Greenville, NC43334.4$1.9M+5.4%#245 of 386
8Greensboro-High Point, NC431585.0$1.8M+4.1%#247 of 386
9Rocky Mount, NC35284.8$2M+2.8%#292 of 386
10Jacksonville, NC35385.0$1.8M+6.0%#294 of 386

Other business types in the Jacksonville metro area

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in the Jacksonville, NC metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 tire shops in the Jacksonville metro area. 17 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019.

How much do households in the Jacksonville, NC metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $68.2M a year, or $907 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 75,265 households in the Jacksonville metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Jacksonville, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

The Jacksonville metro area has 5.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 32% 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 U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Jacksonville metro area would have about 27, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,704 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Jacksonville, NC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Jacksonville metro area at 217,175 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 75,265 households. The median household income in the Jacksonville metro area is $68,148 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.5% 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. The Jacksonville metro area scores 35 for tire shops (lower middle), #294 of 386 scored metro areas.

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