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Tire shops in Hidalgo County, TX

The tire shops in Hidalgo County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,128 of 1,530 scored counties
#63 of 129 scored counties in Texas

Listings
210
43 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
49
+8.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$235.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $871 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
55% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.8
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
921,549
+5.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 210 tire shops in Hidalgo County. Of those, 43 are chain locations, or 20%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Households in Hidalgo County spend about $235.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $871 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 55% 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 49 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Hidalgo County in 2023, up 8.9% from 2019. That is one for every 5,514 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $250K have gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Hidalgo County.

Population estimates put the population change in Hidalgo County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Hidalgo County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,128 of 1,530 scored counties and #63 of 129 scored counties in Texas.

How Hidalgo 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.

Tire shops in Hidalgo County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureHidalgo CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.85.33.8
Spending per listing$1.1M$1.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment5,5146,0306,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.9%+2.1%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$871$918$958
Median household income$54,338$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3641

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
45 → 49+8.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
283
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21043 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
94The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$250K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County

Population, 2025 estimate
921,549+5.6% since 2020
Households
270,210
Median age
31.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,571 sq. mi.
People per square mile
568
Median household income
$54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,309
Median home value
$140,900
Jobs located here
292,679
Daytime population
862,027Residents 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 counties in Texas for tire shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Hidalgo County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rockwall County, TX91112.7$4.3M+28.9%#11 of 1,530
2Comal County, TX86182.5$4.2M+27.9%#32 of 1,530
3Fort Bend County, TX86832.8$3.8M+17.4%#34 of 1,530
4Hays County, TX85262.6$3.8M+24.8%#46 of 1,530
5Collin County, TX791243.0$3.3M+20.6%#115 of 1,530
6Denton County, TX791143.2$3.2M+16.9%#116 of 1,530
7Williamson County, TX78763.0$3.2M+22.3%#127 of 1,530
8Wise County, TX75124.8$2.4M+21.5%#171 of 1,530
9Parker County, TX74193.4$3.3M+23.5%#187 of 1,530
10Guadalupe County, TX74253.8$2.7M+15.8%#194 of 1,530
63Hidalgo County, TX362107.8$1.1M+5.6%#1,128 of 1,530

Other business types in Hidalgo County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Hidalgo County, TX?

There are 210 tire shops on map listings in Hidalgo County as of September 2026. 43 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, up 8.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Hidalgo County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $235.5M a year, or $871 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 210 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,210 households in Hidalgo County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hidalgo County, TX compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Hidalgo County has 7.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.1M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Hidalgo County would have about 94, against 210 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,514 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Hidalgo County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Hidalgo County at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. Median household income in Hidalgo County is $54,338, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Hidalgo County scores 36 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,128 of 1,530 scored counties.

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