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Tire shops in Bell County, TX
The tire shops in Bell County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #889 of 1,530 scored counties
#47 of 129 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 72
- 28 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +17.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $125.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $881 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,248
- +8.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $881 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Bell County spend about $125.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.7M per shop, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
Bell County has 72 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 34% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 27 businesses with payroll in Bell County classed as tire dealers, up 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 5,271 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Bell County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Bell County is 46 (lower middle), #889 of 1,530 scored counties and #47 of 129 scored counties in Texas.
How Bell County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Bell County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,271 | 6,030 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.4% | +2.1% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $881 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,865 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 27+17.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 238
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7228 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 50The 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 Bell 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 Bell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,248+8.0% since 2020
- Households
- 142,305
- Median age
- 34.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,054 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 367
- Median household income
- $68,865+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,513
- Median home value
- $241,000
- Jobs located here
- 118,827
- Daytime population
- 363,152Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rockwall County, TX | 91 | 11 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +28.9% | #11 of 1,530 |
| 2Comal County, TX | 86 | 18 | 2.5 | $4.2M | +27.9% | #32 of 1,530 |
| 3Fort Bend County, TX | 86 | 83 | 2.8 | $3.8M | +17.4% | #34 of 1,530 |
| 4Hays County, TX | 85 | 26 | 2.6 | $3.8M | +24.8% | #46 of 1,530 |
| 5Collin County, TX | 79 | 124 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +20.6% | #115 of 1,530 |
| 6Denton County, TX | 79 | 114 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +16.9% | #116 of 1,530 |
| 7Williamson County, TX | 78 | 76 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +22.3% | #127 of 1,530 |
| 8Wise County, TX | 75 | 12 | 4.8 | $2.4M | +21.5% | #171 of 1,530 |
| 9Parker County, TX | 74 | 19 | 3.4 | $3.3M | +23.5% | #187 of 1,530 |
| 10Guadalupe County, TX | 74 | 25 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +15.8% | #194 of 1,530 |
| 47Bell County, TX | 46 | 72 | 5.1 | $1.7M | +8.0% | #889 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Bell County
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 Bell County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 72 tire shops in Bell County. 28 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Bell County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $125.4M a year, or $881 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 142,305 households in Bell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bell County, TX compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Bell County has 5.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Bell County would have about 50, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,271 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Bell County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Bell County at 402,248 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,305 households. The median household income in Bell County is $68,865 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Bell County scores 46 for tire shops (lower middle), #889 of 1,530 scored counties.
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