How much does a Mobile Tire Service cost to buy?

A typical Mobile Tire Service sells for 2x to 3.5x seller's discretionary earnings. With estimated SDE of $106K, expect to pay roughly $211K to $370K before adjustments for assets, debt, growth, and local market quality.

How much does it cost to start a Mobile Tire Service?

Startup costs range from $90K to $220K depending on location, equipment, and scale.

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Q: What are the profit margins for a Mobile Tire Service?

The average profit margin for a Mobile Tire Service is around 22%. At $480K revenue: tech labor 28–34%, truck fuel and maintenance 8–12%, tire disposal and shop supplies 4–6%, insurance (commercial auto + garage liability) 6–9%, marketing 4–7%. Owner-operator nets 22–28%.

Drive a tire shop to the customer's driveway or jobsite. They never leave their office, you charge a $30–$50 premium.

Bottom line

Operator-friendly model; diligence should focus on acquisition price.

Mobile tire services bring tire installation, repair, rotation, and roadside replacement directly to fleet yards, residential driveways, parking lots, and jobsites using a custom-built service truck. The model exploded after Discount Tire Direct, TireAgent, and Amazon started selling tires online — buyers had tires shipped to their door and needed someone to install them. Mobile installers charge $30–$50 per tire mount/balance/install plus a $25–$50 trip fee, vs. a traditional tire shop's $20–$30 mount-only fee. A single truck operator handles 4–8 stops per day at $200–$450 per stop, generating $250K–$520K in annual revenue. The B2B angle is more interesting: commercial fleets (HVAC trucks, landscaping rigs, plumbing vans, last-mile delivery vehicles) lose $250–$800 per hour of downtime when a vehicle is in a tire shop. A mobile service that comes to the yard on a scheduled rotation eliminates that downtime entirely, with fleet contracts running $5K–$25K per month for 20–80 vehicle accounts. Equipment is a Ford F-450 or similar service truck with onboard generator, tire changer ($8K–$15K), wheel balancer ($3K–$8K), air compressor, and tire racks — total truck buildout $80K–$180K. Established 2–3 truck operators with mixed B2C and fleet revenue clear $700K–$1.5M annual revenue.

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Acquisition score

Strong

Avg Revenue

$480K

Profit Margin

22%

Acquisition Multiple

2x - 3.5x

Startup Cost

$90K - $220K

How It Works

Customer either ships tires directly to the operator (B2C model — buyer purchases tires online, ships to mobile installer's address) or has tires in stock at their fleet yard. Tech arrives at the customer's location with a built-out service truck, jacks the vehicle, dismounts old tires, mounts and balances new tires, performs TPMS reset, and disposes of old tires. Service takes 45–75 minutes for a 4-tire job. Payment collected at the truck via Square or fleet account billing. Customer acquisition for B2C is Google Local Service Ads + Yelp + tire retailer partnerships (Discount Tire Direct refers customers to local mobile installers). For fleet B2B, direct outreach to fleet managers — HVAC, plumbing, landscaping, last-mile delivery, courier services. Established operators typically run a 60/40 fleet/consumer revenue mix, with fleets providing predictable monthly recurring revenue.

Revenue Range

Low End

$220K

Typical

$480K

High End

$1.5M

BizBite underwriting snapshot

Pass for now

Mobile Tire Service has enough high-level data for a first look, but BizBite has not assigned a category-specific operating model yet. Treat the score as preliminary.

Avoid / 100

Data confidence

low

40/100

Financing fit

medium

Category-level fit before lender-specific diligence.

Confidence cap

Weak source data caps the final score.

Why it may work

No strong positives yet. More verified data needed.

Be careful

!Source link status has not been verified yet
!No last-checked date yet
!No SBA category enrichment yet
!No category operating model yet
!Low data confidence

Pros

+Tires are a pure mechanical wear item — every vehicle on the road needs them every 30K–50K miles
+Fleet contracts create recurring revenue with predictable monthly billing and 80%+ gross retention
+Lower overhead than brick-and-mortar tire shop — no rent, no waiting room, no inventory carry beyond a small buffer
+Online tire retailers (Tire Rack, TireAgent, Amazon, Discount Tire Direct) actively refer mobile installers, providing ongoing customer flow

Cons

-Tire balancing in a customer driveway requires a quality road force balancer — cheaper machines lead to vibration callbacks
-Weather exposure — outdoor service in rain, snow, or extreme heat is grueling; some operators add canopy setups for year-round comfort
-Tire disposal fees are rising ($3–$8 per tire) and need to be passed through cleanly to customers

Best For

Tire technicians or auto service techs who want to skip the brick-and-mortar overhead, or operators acquiring an existing route to scale fleet B2B revenue

Operating Costs

At $480K revenue: tech labor 28–34%, truck fuel and maintenance 8–12%, tire disposal and shop supplies 4–6%, insurance (commercial auto + garage liability) 6–9%, marketing 4–7%. Owner-operator nets 22–28%.

SBA Financing Estimator

Adjust the deal — see if it cash flows after debt service

$-5019/mo

after debt service

Deal price — $1.3M

Range: $720K (2×) to $2.2M (3.5×+)

Down payment — 15% ($201K)

SBA minimum equity injection is 10% for change-of-ownership

Interest rate — 8.00%

Current prime-based SBA rates: 7.5–10.5%

Loan term — 10 years (120 mo)

Standard SBA 7(a): 10 years for business acquisition

Down payment

$201K

15% equity injection

Loan amount

$1.1M

85% SBA-financed

Monthly payment

$14K/mo

$519K total interest

Monthly profit

$9K/mo

at 22% margin

Monthly cash flow after debt service

$-5019/mo

Margin does not cover debt service at these terms. Lower the deal price, increase the down payment, or extend the loan term.

Estimates only. Excludes owner compensation, capex, working capital draws, and taxes. Margin assumes average occupancy and volume. Actual SBA terms vary by lender and borrower profile.