Auto · Small-town market · North Carolina
Tire shops in the New Bern, NC area
The tire shops in the New Bern, NC area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #261 of 431 scored small-town markets
#13 of 22 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 34
- 9 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $47M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $896 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 127,358
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 tire shops in the New Bern area. 9 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in the New Bern area spend about $47M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $896 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 34 tire shops, that is $1.4M per shop, 45% 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 9 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the New Bern area in 2023. That is one for every 5,828 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the New Bern area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in the New Bern area is 45 (lower middle), #261 of 431 scored small-town markets and #13 of 22 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the New Bern 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.
| Measure | New Bern area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,828 | 5,274 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.7% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $896 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $64,475 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 81
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 349 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 New Bern 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 New Bern area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 127,358+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 52,452
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,514 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $64,475+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,832
- Median home value
- $220,600
- Jobs located here
- 40,439
- Daytime population
- 116,417Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for tire shops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the New Bern area marked.
Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anderson Creek, NC | 65 | 27 | 5.4 | $1.9M | +12.3% | #116 of 431 |
| 2Kill Devil Hills, NC | 63 | 8 | 4.8 | $2.2M | +3.3% | #127 of 431 |
| 3Mount Airy, NC | 59 | 9 | 3.0 | $3.4M | +1.3% | #149 of 431 |
| 4Albemarle, NC | 57 | 15 | 5.9 | $1.7M | +9.8% | #167 of 431 |
| 5Washington, NC | 54 | 8 | 4.1 | $2.2M | 0.0% | #189 of 431 |
| 6Sanford, NC | 54 | 20 | 8.0 | $1.3M | +10.8% | #192 of 431 |
| 7Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 53 | 26 | 6.7 | $1.5M | +3.4% | #198 of 431 |
| 8Elizabeth City, NC | 52 | 9 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +4.5% | #204 of 431 |
| 9Waynesville, NC | 50 | 13 | 4.8 | $2M | +1.9% | #216 of 431 |
| 10Morehead City, NC | 49 | 17 | 5.3 | $1.8M | +4.1% | #228 of 431 |
| 13New Bern, NC | 45 | 34 | 6.5 | $1.4M | +3.6% | #261 of 431 |
Other business types in the New Bern area
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 the New Bern, NC area?
There are 34 tire shops on map listings in the New Bern area as of September 2026. 9 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in the New Bern, NC area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $47M a year, or $896 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,452 households in the New Bern area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the New Bern, NC area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
The New Bern area has 6.5 tire shops per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, the New Bern area would have about 19, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,828 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is the New Bern, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the New Bern area at 127,358 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,452 households. Median household income in the New Bern area is $64,475, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 New Bern area scores 45 for tire shops (lower middle), #261 of 431 scored small-town markets.
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