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Tire shops in Harris County, TX
The tire shops in Harris County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #942 of 1,530 scored counties
#53 of 129 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 1,115
- 275 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 252
- +2.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $865 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 66% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,045,026
- +6.6% since 2020
See the tire shops around any address in Harris County
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What this means
Households in Harris County spend about $1.5B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $865 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 1,115 tire shops, that is $1.4M per shop, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 1,115 tire shops on map listings in Harris County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.3, 66% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 252 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Harris County in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 6,973 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Harris County.
Population estimates put the population change in Harris County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Harris County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #942 of 1,530 scored counties and #53 of 129 scored counties in Texas.
How Harris 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 | Harris County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,973 | 6,030 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.4% | +2.1% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $865 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,983 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 246 → 252+2.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,523
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $136.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,115275 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 607The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Harris 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 Harris County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,045,026+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 1,757,164
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,834
- Median household income
- $74,983+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,440
- Median home value
- $276,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,547,424
- Daytime population
- 5,303,910Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Harris County?
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for tire shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Harris County marked.
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 |
| 53Harris County, TX | 44 | 1,115 | 6.3 | $1.4M | +6.6% | #942 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Harris 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 Harris County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,115 tire shops in Harris County. 275 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 252 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Harris County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $1.5B a year, or $865 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,115 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 1,757,164 households in Harris County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harris County, TX compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Harris County has 6.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Harris County would have about 607, against 1,115 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,973 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Harris County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Harris County at 5,045,026 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,757,164 households. The median household income in Harris County is $74,983 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Harris County scores 44 for tire shops (lower middle), #942 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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