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Tire shops in Bristol city, VA
The tire shops in Bristol city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 2 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,529 of 1,530 scored counties
#61 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 6
- 4 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $726 a household
- Spending per listing
- $874K
- 65% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,418
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Bristol city is 2 (very low), #1,529 of 1,530 scored counties and #61 of 61 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Bristol city comes to about $5.2M a year: $726 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $874K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 65% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
Bristol city has 6 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 67% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for tire dealers in Bristol city, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Bristol city declined 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bristol city compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Bristol city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $874K | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,718 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.7% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $726 | $968 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,404 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 2 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 64 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Bristol city, 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 Bristol city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,418−5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,226
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 13 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,309
- Median household income
- $50,404+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,726
- Median home value
- $184,100
- Jobs located here
- 10,880
- Daytime population
- 20,776Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Bristol city?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the tire shops on map listings by name and distance.
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Loudoun County, VA | 90 | 31 | 2.2 | $5.2M | +6.4% | #14 of 1,530 |
| 2Frederick County, VA | 90 | 9 | 2.5 | $4.4M | +8.8% | #17 of 1,530 |
| 3Bedford County, VA | 83 | 9 | 2.7 | $4.1M | +4.4% | #60 of 1,530 |
| 4Hanover County, VA | 83 | 17 | 4.0 | $2.9M | +5.6% | #67 of 1,530 |
| 5Stafford County, VA | 82 | 18 | 3.4 | $3.5M | +8.3% | #81 of 1,530 |
| 6Suffolk city, VA | 81 | 11 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +10.4% | #92 of 1,530 |
| 7Fairfax County, VA | 79 | 71 | 1.7 | $5.8M | +1.7% | #105 of 1,530 |
| 8Albemarle County, VA | 77 | 9 | 2.0 | $4.9M | +5.1% | #132 of 1,530 |
| 9Augusta County, VA | 74 | 8 | 2.6 | $4.2M | +1.8% | #175 of 1,530 |
| 10Arlington County, VA | 69 | 16 | 1.4 | $4.8M | +2.1% | #292 of 1,530 |
| 61Bristol city, VA | 2 | 6 | 8.3 | $874K | −5.2% | #1,529 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Bristol city
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 Bristol city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 tire shops in Bristol city. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Bristol city: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Bristol city, VA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.2M a year, or $726 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $874K 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 7,226 households in Bristol city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bristol city, VA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Bristol city has 8.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $874K, 65% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Bristol city would have about 2, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Bristol city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Bristol city at 16,418 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,226 households. The median household income in Bristol city is $50,404 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% 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. Bristol city scores 2 for tire shops (very low), #1,529 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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