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Tire shops in McDowell County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in McDowell County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,137 of 1,530 scored counties
#55 of 71 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $952 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,198
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in McDowell County comes to about $17.7M a year: $952 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per shop, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
McDowell County has 9 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in McDowell County in 2023. That is one for every 3,106 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates show McDowell County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). McDowell County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #1,137 of 1,530 scored counties and #55 of 71 scored counties in North Carolina.
How McDowell 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 | McDowell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,106 | 5,274 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $952 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $57,168 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 McDowell 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 McDowell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,198+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,638
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 440 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $57,168+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,753
- Median home value
- $171,100
- Jobs located here
- 15,917
- Daytime population
- 39,859Residents 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 |
| 55McDowell County, NC | 35 | 9 | 4.8 | $2M | +1.5% | #1,137 of 1,530 |
Other business types in McDowell County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many tire shops are in McDowell County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 tire shops in McDowell County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in McDowell County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.7M a year, or $952 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 18,638 households in McDowell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McDowell County, NC compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
McDowell County has 4.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, McDowell County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,106 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is McDowell County, NC growing?
Population estimates put McDowell County at 45,198 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,638 households. The median household income in McDowell County is $57,168 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.0% 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. McDowell County scores 35 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,137 of 1,530 scored counties.
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