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Tire shops in Robeson County, NC

The tire shops in Robeson County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,149 of 1,530 scored counties
#56 of 71 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
25
6 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$38.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $896 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
53% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
119,941
+3.4% 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, Robeson County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,149 of 1,530 scored counties and #56 of 71 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Robeson County comes to about $38.6M a year: $896 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25 tire shops, that is $1.5M per shop, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Robeson County has 25 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 53% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Robeson County in 2023. That is one for every 4,313 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Robeson County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Robeson 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.

Tire shops in Robeson County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureRobeson CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.84.73.8
Spending per listing$1.5M$2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,3135,2746,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.7%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$896$939$958
Median household income$41,978$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score3540

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 10
Employees, 2023
56
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
256 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Robeson 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 Robeson County

Population, 2025 estimate
119,941+3.4% since 2020
Households
43,134
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
947 sq. mi.
People per square mile
123
Median household income
$41,978+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,210
Median home value
$94,500
Jobs located here
39,575
Daytime population
113,327Residents 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 counties in North Carolina for tire shops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Robeson County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Brunswick County, NC84162.3$4.1M+26.5%#53 of 1,530
2Lincoln County, NC83133.5$3.1M+13.2%#66 of 1,530
3Moore County, NC82122.7$3.5M+10.3%#79 of 1,530
4Chatham County, NC70113.3$3.2M+11.0%#275 of 1,530
5Union County, NC69354.2$2.8M+11.7%#310 of 1,530
6Franklin County, NC69124.2$2.4M+18.8%#317 of 1,530
7Wake County, NC661653.6$2.6M+11.2%#381 of 1,530
8Cabarrus County, NC63354.2$2.4M+9.9%#450 of 1,530
9Johnston County, NC63435.0$2.1M+17.9%#457 of 1,530
10Pender County, NC60124.7$2.2M+19.0%#531 of 1,530
56Robeson County, NC35255.8$1.5M+3.4%#1,149 of 1,530

Other business types in Robeson County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Robeson County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 tire shops in Robeson County. 6 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in Robeson County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $38.6M a year, or $896 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 43,134 households in Robeson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Robeson County, NC compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Robeson County has 5.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Robeson County would have about 15, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,313 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Robeson County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Robeson County at 119,941 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,134 households. The median household income in Robeson County is $41,978 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Robeson County scores 35 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,149 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in Robeson County

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