Publish Date: October 2026
Updated Tariff & Recession Risk Analysis and Forecasts
The 2026 Tire Manufacturing & Retreading Market Report covers the $22.5 billion industry which produces essential vehicle components balancing traction, durability, efficiency, and safety characteristics. Competitive structure encompasses global tire corporations with integrated operations alongside specialized manufacturers focused on particular market segments or retreading services. Market demands increasingly emphasize performance balancing fuel efficiency, traction, durability, and sustainability attributes including reduced rolling resistance and recycled content. Manufacturers face challenges balancing complex manufacturing technologies, material engineering, quality control parameters, and tariff implications affecting both raw material imports and international market access. Industry leaders differentiate through advanced construction technologies enhancing performance, specialized formulations addressing specific operating conditions, comprehensive testing validating specifications, and increasingly sustainable practices incorporating renewable materials and improved recyclability in a sector where both performance capabilities and increasingly environmental credentials determine competitive positioning across diverse tire categories.
Tire Manufacturing & Retreading Industry Description
Tire Manufacturing & Retreading produces new pneumatic tires and reconditions used tire casings for vehicles including passenger cars, trucks, aircraft, agricultural equipment, and industrial vehicles. Companies process rubber compounds with reinforcing materials, forming and curing them into complex structures designed for specific performance characteristics. These businesses serve vehicle manufacturers, replacement markets, and fleet operators with products balanced for traction, durability, fuel efficiency, and safety. The industry continuously advances tire technology through materials science, structural design innovations, and manufacturing process improvements, while increasingly addressing sustainability through enhanced fuel efficiency, extended service life, and recycling programs that reduce environmental impact.
NAICS Code: 32621
Number of Companies: 320
Number of Plants / Facilities: 457
Total Employees: 47,137
Market Size: $22.5 billion
TARIFF IMPACT (Summer 2025 – Download Report for Updated Analysis)
This report has in-depth analysis on the recent US tariff changes on material costs, quantifying import dependencies, tariff exposure rates, and key source countries for the tire manufacturing & retreading sector.
Estimated Tariff Cost: $1.3 billion
Relative Tariff Impact: VERY HIGH
Tire Manufacturing & Retreading Report Format
The 2026 U.S. Tire Manufacturing & Retreading Market Report is 63 pages of deep insights into the trends, dynamics, and forecasts shaping the industry. You can use this market report to develop a comprehensive fact base on the industry for business strategy, planning, forecasting, benchmarking, industry analysis, valuations, identifying organizational inefficiencies, financial analysis, and more.
The report has over 100 industry statistical data sets with historicals (2017-2025), trend analysis, and forecasts for 2026 and the next 5 years. The report includes revenue & cost trends, in-depth OPEX analysis on 26 categories, extensive financial analysis, forecasts on 100+ data sets, inventory statistics, detailed breakdown of 31 balance sheet items, company segmentation analysis, top 50 companies analysis, production material costs, profit margin analysis, state metrics analysis, plant utilization, employee role analysis, inflation statistics, employee pay analysis, in-depth productivity analysis, and numerous other data sets.
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Report Table of Contents
Evaluate the table of contents to appreciate why thousands of professionals, bankers, consultants, accountants, and other executives rely on Kentley Insights for data-rich industry insights.
The data source for the report is extensive annual expense, revenue, wage, operational, and economic surveys administered by federal and private institutions and filled out by a majority of companies in the tire manufacturing & retreading industry. Our forecasts take into account historical trends, industry dynamics, and our macroeconomic projections.
1-2 – Market Report Overview & Contents
3 – Market Overview
– Data Sources & Methodology
– Sector Definition & Examples
– Market Commentary
4 – Report Synopsis – Revenue & Growth
5 – Report Synopsis – Costs & Profitability
SECTION ONE
REVENUE & GROWTH
7 – Market Size Details
– Industry Revenues, Companies, & Facilities
– Analysis 2017-2025
– 2026 & 2030 Forecasts
8 – Growth Benchmarks
– Sales per Company and Plant
– Analysis 2017-2025
– 2026 & 2030 Forecasts
9 – Product Lines Revenue
10 – BCG Matrix – Income vs. Revenue Growth
11 – Total Industry Sales by Month & Year (2021-2025)
12 – Inventory Value by Month & Year (2021-2025)
13 – Months of Inventory (2021-2025)
14 – Sector Revenue by Segments
– Business Concentration, Size, & Structure
15 – Market Size by State
– Market Size and Rankings
16 – Market Size as a % of State GDP
17 – Sales as a % of State Manufacturing
18 – Market Segmentation by Business Size
19 – Market Segmentation by Business Size
– Business Size Segments – 1-4, 5-9, 10-20, 21-50, 51-100, 101-250, & 250+ employees
– Companies, Facilities, Sales, Employees & Payroll
20 – Segmentation by Concentration (Top 50 Companies)
– Concentration Segments – Top 4, 5-8, 9-20, & 21-50 companies
– Companies, Facilities, Sales, Employees & Payroll
21 – Market Share of Top 50 Companies
22 – Subsector Market Share of Top 50 Companies
23 – Segmentation by Business Structure
– Business Structure Segments – C-Corporations, S-Corporations, Partnerships, & Sole Proprietorships
– Companies, Facilities, Sales, Employees & Payroll
24 – Revenue per Company by State
25 – Revenue per Company by Segments
26 – Revenue per Facility by State
27 – Revenue per Facility by Segment
28 – Subsector Market Size & Growth
29 – Subsector Sales per Company & Plant
30 – 5-Year Consolidation Analysis
31 – Employment Consolidation Analysis
32 – Subsector Consolidation Analysis
– Number of Companies & Facilities
33 – Subsector Consolidation Analysis
– Facilities & Employees per Company
COST, CAPITAL & FINANCIALS
35 – Profitability & Financial Ratio Analysis
Page 36 – Balance Sheet Metrics
– Assets and Liabilities indexed to industry revenue at 100
– 16 Current & Non-Current Assets Categories
– 15 Short-term, Long-term Liabilities, & Net Worth
37 – OPEX
– Industry OPEX Analysis
– 2017-2025 Trends, 2026 & 2030 Forecasts
38 – OPEX by Company & Plant
– OPEX per Company & Plant
– 2017-2025 Trends, 2026 & 2030 Forecasts
Page 39 – OPEX Detail
– 6 Employee Expense Categories
– 8 Cost of Material Categories
– 6 Buildings and Equipment Categories
– 8 Other Operating Expense Categories
-Inventory Breakdown: finished goods, work-in-progress, materials and supplies
40 – Production Material Costs & Tariff Analysis
– Top Production Material Costs Breakdown
– Industry & Material Tariff Analysis – % of costs, import %, tariff costs, source countries
41 – Producer Pricing Index
– 2017-2025 Trends, 2026 & 2030 Forecasts
– Monthly PPI Figures for the Past 4 Years
42 – Plant Utilization & Hours
– Plant Utilization Rate
– Plant Operational Hours per Week
– 2022-2025 Historical Figures by Quarter
43 – Reasons for Non-Full Production
– 7 Categories Quarterly Survey Results for Past 2 Years
44 – Productivity & Employment
– Revenue per Employee
– Total Number of Employees
– Employees per Company
– 2017-2025 Trends, 2026 & 2030 Forecasts
45 – Employee Productivity by Segments
46 – Employee Productivity by State
47 –Subsector Sales & Payroll per Employee
48 – Payroll
– Payroll per Employee, Company, & Plant
– 2017-2025 Trends, 2026 & 2030 Forecasts
49 – Payroll per Company by Segments
50 – Payroll per Plant by Segments
51 – Payroll per Employee by Segments
52 – Payroll per Employee by State
53 – Employee Composition
– % of Employees for 27 Job Categories
54 – Job Categorization Pay Ranges
– Pay Bands – Bottom 10% & 25%, Mean, Top 25% & 10%
55 – Top 20 Jobs Breakdown
56 – Top 20 Jobs Pay
– Pay Bands
57 – Employees per Company by Segments
58 – Employees per Plant by Segments
59 – Facilities per Company by Segments
60 – Total Employment by State
61 – Population to Every Employee by State
62 – Employees per Facility by State
63 – Overview of Kentley Insights
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Product Lines, Materials, and Jobs Covered in Report
PRODUCT LINES
Tire manufacturing (except retreading)
Tire retreading
MATERIAL COST CATEGORIES
Natural rubber
Synthetic rubber
All basic organic and inorganic chemicals, excluding petrochemicals
Cost of all other materials and components, parts, containers, and supplies consumed
Materials, ingredients, containers, and supplies, nsk
Tire cord and tire fabric
Steel wire and wire products
Fabricated rubber products, excluding tires, hose, belting, and gaskets
Tires and inner tubes
INDUSTRY JOBS ANALYZED
Miscellaneous Production Workers
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Industrial Machinery Installation, Repair, and Maintenance Workers
Cutting Workers
Laborers and Material Movers, Hand
Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and Blending Workers
Machine Tool Cutting Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Molders and Molding Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety
General and Operations Managers
Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Industrial Production Managers
Machinists
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
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