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Tire shops in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area

The tire shops in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #272 of 386 scored metro areas
#8 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
82
15 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
15
−28.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$116.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $841 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
55% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
433,946
+3.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 82 tire shops in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

At $841 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area spend about $116.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.4M per shop, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area in 2023, down 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 9,229 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #272 of 386 scored metro areas and #8 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.

How the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area 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.

Tire shops in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBrownsville-Harlingen metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.95.33.8
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment9,2296,0306,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−28.6%+2.1%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$841$918$958
Median household income$52,601$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3941

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15−28.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
118
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8215 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
47The 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 Brownsville-Harlingen metro 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 Brownsville-Harlingen metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
433,946+3.0% since 2020
Households
138,433
Median age
33.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
892 sq. mi.
People per square mile
478
Median household income
$52,601+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,931
Median home value
$136,500
Jobs located here
146,355
Daytime population
405,619Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Texas

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for tire shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX723223.3$2.8M+14.0%#55 of 386
2San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX564194.3$2.1M+9.5%#170 of 386
3Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX551,2514.3$2.2M+10.6%#183 of 386
4Sherman-Denison, TX50305.4$1.8M+12.8%#211 of 386
5Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX481,4775.5$1.7M+10.3%#223 of 386
6College Station-Bryan, TX47373.5$2.5M+6.9%#226 of 386
7Midland, TX42314.5$2.1M+9.8%#251 of 386
8Brownsville-Harlingen, TX39825.9$1.4M+3.0%#272 of 386
9Killeen-Temple, TX38945.3$1.7M+7.2%#276 of 386
10McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX312107.8$1.1M+5.6%#316 of 386

Other business types in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area?

The Brownsville-Harlingen metro area has 82 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 28.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $116.5M a year, or $841 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 138,433 households in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

The Brownsville-Harlingen metro area has 5.9 tire shops per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area would have about 47, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,229 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area at 433,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 138,433 households. Median household income in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area is $52,601, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. The Brownsville-Harlingen metro area scores 39 for tire shops (lower middle), #272 of 386 scored metro areas.

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