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Tire shops in Onslow County, NC
How Onslow 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #940 of 1,530 scored counties
#41 of 71 scored counties 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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What this means
Households in Onslow County spend about $68.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $907 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 38 tire shops, that is $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.
Onslow County has 38 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (45%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Onslow County classed as tire dealers, down 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,704 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Onslow County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Onslow County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #940 of 1,530 scored counties and #41 of 71 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Onslow 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 | Onslow County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,704 | 5,274 | 6,381 |
| 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 score | 44 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 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 Onslow 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 Onslow County
- 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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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 |
| 41Onslow County, NC | 44 | 38 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +6.0% | #940 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Onslow 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 Onslow County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 tire shops in Onslow County. 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 Onslow County, NC 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 Onslow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Onslow County, NC compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Onslow County 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, Onslow County 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 Onslow County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Onslow County 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 Onslow County 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. Onslow County scores 44 for tire shops (lower middle), #940 of 1,530 scored counties.
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