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Tire shops in the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #226 of 386 scored metro areas
#6 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
37
15 chain locations (41%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$92.6M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $876 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
287,476
+6.9% 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 37 tire shops in the College Station-Bryan metro area. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the College Station-Bryan metro area comes to about $92.6M a year: $876 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the College Station-Bryan metro area was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 5,284 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the College Station-Bryan metro area grew 6.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in the College Station-Bryan metro area is 47 (lower middle), #226 of 386 scored metro areas and #6 of 26 scored metro areas based in Texas.

How the College Station-Bryan 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 College Station-Bryan, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureCollege Station-Bryan metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.55.33.8
Spending per listing$2.5M$1.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment5,2846,0306,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$876$918$958
Median household income$60,087$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4741

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20
Employees, 2023
196
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3715 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The 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 College Station-Bryan 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 College Station-Bryan metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
287,476+6.9% since 2020
Households
105,688
Median age
33.1
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
2,100 sq. mi.
People per square mile
133
Median household income
$60,087+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,122
Median home value
$279,700
Jobs located here
128,204
Daytime population
289,525Residents 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 College Station-Bryan 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 College Station-Bryan metro area

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area?

The College Station-Bryan metro area has 37 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $92.6M a year, or $876 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,688 households in the College Station-Bryan metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

The College Station-Bryan metro area has 3.5 tire shops per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,284 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the College Station-Bryan metro area at 287,476 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,688 households. Median household income in the College Station-Bryan metro area is $60,087, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.6%, 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 College Station-Bryan metro area scores 47 for tire shops (lower middle), #226 of 386 scored metro areas.

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