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Tire shops in Yancey County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Yancey County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,011 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,084
+3.2% 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

At $1,011 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Yancey County spend about $8.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.1M per shop, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Yancey County has 4 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Yancey County in 2023. That is one for every 1,626 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Yancey County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 tire shops on map listings, Yancey County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Yancey 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 Yancey County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureYancey CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.94.73.8
Spending per listing$2.1M$2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment1,6265,2746,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.7%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,011$939$958
Median household income$58,709$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$350K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Yancey 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 Yancey County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,084+3.2% since 2020
Households
8,130
Median age
48.6
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
313 sq. mi.
People per square mile
60
Median household income
$58,709+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,965
Median home value
$243,100
Jobs located here
4,832
Daytime population
17,017Residents 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 Yancey 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
Yancey County, NCNot scored44.9$2.1M+3.2%

Other business types in Yancey County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Yancey County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 tire shops in Yancey County. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

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

About $8.2M a year, or $1,011 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 8,130 households in Yancey County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Yancey County has 4.9 tire shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Yancey County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,626 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Yancey County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Yancey County at 19,084 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,130 households. The median household income in Yancey County is $58,709 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.1% 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. Yancey County has no market score for tire shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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