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Tire shops in the Roanoke Rapids, NC area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in the Roanoke Rapids, NC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #253 of 431 scored small-town markets
#12 of 22 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina

Listings
13
4 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $909 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,025
−4.3% 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

Households in the Roanoke Rapids area spend about $25.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $909 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

The Roanoke Rapids area has 13 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 21% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the Roanoke Rapids area was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 7,060 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Roanoke Rapids area declined 4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Roanoke Rapids area scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #253 of 431 scored small-town markets and #12 of 22 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.

How the Roanoke Rapids 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 Roanoke Rapids, NC area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureRoanoke Rapids areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.64.73.8
Spending per listing$2M$2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment7,0605,2746,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.7%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.3%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$909$939$958
Median household income$47,104$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4540

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$859K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
134 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Roanoke Rapids 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 Roanoke Rapids area

Population, 2025 estimate
63,025−4.3% since 2020
Households
28,240
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,261 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$47,104+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,240
Median home value
$108,600
Jobs located here
19,026
Daytime population
57,924Residents 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 small-town markets in North Carolina for tire shops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Roanoke Rapids area marked.

Top small-town markets in North Carolina

Small-town markets in North Carolina ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Anderson Creek, NC65275.4$1.9M+12.3%#116 of 431
2Kill Devil Hills, NC6384.8$2.2M+3.3%#127 of 431
3Mount Airy, NC5993.0$3.4M+1.3%#149 of 431
4Albemarle, NC57155.9$1.7M+9.8%#167 of 431
5Washington, NC5484.1$2.2M0.0%#189 of 431
6Sanford, NC54208.0$1.3M+10.8%#192 of 431
7Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC53266.7$1.5M+3.4%#198 of 431
8Elizabeth City, NC5295.7$1.7M+4.5%#204 of 431
9Waynesville, NC50134.8$2M+1.9%#216 of 431
10Morehead City, NC49175.3$1.8M+4.1%#228 of 431
12Roanoke Rapids, NC45134.6$2M−4.3%#253 of 431

Other business types in the Roanoke Rapids area

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in the Roanoke Rapids, NC area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 tire shops in the Roanoke Rapids area. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

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

About $25.7M a year, or $909 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 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 28,240 households in the Roanoke Rapids area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Roanoke Rapids, NC area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

The Roanoke Rapids area has 4.6 tire shops per 10,000 households, 21% 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, the Roanoke Rapids area would have about 10, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,060 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is the Roanoke Rapids, NC area growing?

Population estimates put the Roanoke Rapids area at 63,025 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,240 households. The median household income in the Roanoke Rapids area is $47,104 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. 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 Roanoke Rapids area scores 45 for tire shops (lower middle), #253 of 431 scored small-town markets.

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