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.

Service

Mobile Tire Service

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

Margin · multiple · SBA data

58Strong

Avg revenue

$480K/yr

$220K–$1.5M range

Profit margin

22%

~$106K SDE

Multiple

2–3.5×

of SDE

Est. buy price

$211K–$370K

startup: $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.

BizBite verdict

Watch / verify

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.

58Strong

low data confidence · 40/100medium financing fit

Why it may work

No strong positives yet. More verified data needed.

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Deal Calculator

Priced off $106K SDE — can this deal service its own debt?

2.46×

DSCR · Lender-comfortable

Purchase multiple — 2.8× SDE ($295K)

Category range: 2×–3.5× SDE

Down payment — 10% ($30K)

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

Interest rate — 10.50%

Typical SBA 7(a) range: 9.5–12% (prime-based)

Loan term — 10 years

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

Purchase price

$295K

2.8× of $106K SDE

Cash to close

$38K

$30K down + ~3% closing

Debt service

$4K/mo

$43K/yr on $266K loan

Cash-on-cash

163%

cash back in ~8 mo

Debt service coverage · what the lender sees

2.46×+$5K/mo after debt

Most SBA lenders want ≥1.25× coverage; 1.5×+ is a strong file.

SDE = revenue × margin estimate for this niche; it includes owner compensation, so budget your salary out of cash flow. Excludes working-capital injection, capex reserves, and taxes. Actual SBA terms vary by lender and borrower.

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%.