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Tire shops in Alabama

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Alabama, ranked by the Groundwork market score for tire shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 1,124; 403 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments: 412; +1.0% since 2019
Household spending a year: $1.9B; On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households: 5.6; 47% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $1.7M; 34% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #47 of 51; Market score 26 · Lower middle

A site report maps the tire shops on map listings around any address in Alabama by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 1,124 tire shops on map listings in Alabama as of September 2026. 403 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 5.6 for every 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Households in Alabama spend about $1.9B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $929 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 1,124 tire shops, that is $1.7M per shop, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Official counts show 412 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Alabama in 2023, up 1.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,848 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 0.4% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $283K has gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Alabama.

Among the 50 states and DC, Alabama ranks #47 for tire shops, with a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle). Of the 13 scored metro areas in or partly in Alabama, the Auburn-Opelika metro area scores highest (56). Of the 12 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alabama, the Scottsboro area scores highest (75).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alabama, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Alabama, ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Auburn-Opelika, AL	56	33	4.3	$2.2M	+7.1%	#169 of 386
2Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	52	48	4.9	$2M	+14.8%	#199 of 386
3Huntsville, AL	51	99	4.8	$2M	+12.5%	#205 of 386
4Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	31	33	5.2	$1.8M	+3.5%	#312 of 386
5Decatur, AL	31	37	5.9	$1.7M	+2.5%	#313 of 386
6Birmingham, AL	28	264	5.7	$1.7M	+1.4%	#327 of 386
7Anniston-Oxford, AL	26	29	6.4	$1.4M	−0.3%	#336 of 386
8Tuscaloosa, AL	25	56	5.3	$1.7M	+2.9%	#341 of 386
9Gadsden, AL	25	24	6.1	$1.6M	+0.4%	#342 of 386
10Montgomery, AL	25	108	7.1	$1.2M	+0.9%	#344 of 386
11Dothan, AL	21	35	5.7	$1.5M	+3.4%	#358 of 386
12Mobile, AL	20	90	5.6	$1.6M	−0.7%	#360 of 386
Columbus, GA-AL	12	78	6.1	$1.4M	−1.3%	#378 of 386

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Alabama, ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Scottsboro, AL	75	7	3.2	$3M	+3.3%	#53 of 431
2Cullman, AL	70	18	5.1	$2.1M	+6.7%	#83 of 431
3Russellville, AL	49	5	4.2	$2.2M	+1.1%	#226 of 431
4Enterprise, AL	45	13	6.2	$1.6M	+6.3%	#258 of 431
5Albertville, AL	45	24	6.6	$1.5M	+6.0%	#260 of 431
6Talladega-Sylacauga, AL	44	17	4.5	$2.1M	0.0%	#264 of 431
LaGrange, GA-AL	44	20	5.0	$1.8M	+3.0%	#266 of 431
7Ozark, AL	38	13	6.6	$1.4M	+1.3%	#310 of 431
8Fort Payne, AL	33	19	7.3	$1.4M	+3.4%	#344 of 431
9Alexander City, AL	23	14	8.2	$1.1M	−0.8%	#386 of 431
10Troy, AL	19	11	8.8	$951K	+2.4%	#406 of 431
11Selma, AL	13	10	6.3	$1.1M	−7.9%	#416 of 431
Eufaula, AL-GA	Not scored	2	2.0	$4.1M	−1.2%

Counties

Counties in Alabama, ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL	82	15	3.7	$2.9M	+18.0%	#85 of 1,530
2Jackson County, AL	67	7	3.2	$3M	+3.3%	#350 of 1,530
3St. Clair County, AL	63	15	4.3	$2.4M	+7.1%	#452 of 1,530
4Cullman County, AL	63	18	5.1	$2.1M	+6.7%	#458 of 1,530
5Shelby County, AL	59	41	4.7	$2.2M	+6.5%	#557 of 1,530
6Lee County, AL	59	32	4.6	$2M	+8.6%	#559 of 1,530
7Baldwin County, AL	58	48	4.9	$2M	+14.8%	#587 of 1,530
8Chilton County, AL	56	9	5.0	$2M	+5.9%	#634 of 1,530
9Madison County, AL	53	84	5.1	$1.9M	+11.0%	#713 of 1,530
10Elmore County, AL	51	19	5.8	$1.8M	+4.2%	#767 of 1,530
11Randolph County, AL	49	5	5.4	$1.8M	+4.8%	#813 of 1,530
12Blount County, AL	48	11	5.0	$2.1M	+1.8%	#824 of 1,530
13Lawrence County, AL	48	8	5.9	$1.9M	+2.3%	#830 of 1,530
14Cherokee County, AL	46	5	4.9	$2M	+5.8%	#880 of 1,530
15Autauga County, AL	46	13	5.7	$1.7M	+5.1%	#890 of 1,530
16Colbert County, AL	44	11	4.5	$2.1M	+3.8%	#932 of 1,530
17Geneva County, AL	43	5	4.7	$1.9M	+3.2%	#957 of 1,530
18Franklin County, AL	42	5	4.2	$2.2M	+1.1%	#976 of 1,530
19Coffee County, AL	40	13	6.2	$1.6M	+6.3%	#1,028 of 1,530
20Marshall County, AL	40	24	6.6	$1.5M	+6.0%	#1,029 of 1,530
21Morgan County, AL	39	29	5.9	$1.7M	+2.6%	#1,054 of 1,530
22Cleburne County, AL	39	6	10.0	$1M	+6.0%	#1,065 of 1,530
23Lauderdale County, AL	38	22	5.6	$1.7M	+3.3%	#1,081 of 1,530
24Tuscaloosa County, AL	37	49	5.4	$1.7M	+3.8%	#1,104 of 1,530
25Talladega County, AL	36	16	4.8	$1.9M	+0.3%	#1,116 of 1,530

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Counties in Alabama, ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Etowah County, AL	34	24	6.1	$1.6M	+0.4%	#1,173 of 1,530
27Calhoun County, AL	33	29	6.4	$1.4M	−0.3%	#1,191 of 1,530
28Dale County, AL	31	13	6.6	$1.4M	+1.3%	#1,231 of 1,530
29Chambers County, AL	30	6	4.5	$2M	−0.9%	#1,242 of 1,530
30Mobile County, AL	30	90	5.6	$1.6M	−0.7%	#1,247 of 1,530
31DeKalb County, AL	30	19	7.3	$1.4M	+3.4%	#1,250 of 1,530
32Walker County, AL	28	22	8.7	$1.1M	0.0%	#1,278 of 1,530
33Winston County, AL	27	9	9.6	$1.1M	+1.4%	#1,298 of 1,530
34Jefferson County, AL	25	162	6.0	$1.4M	−1.3%	#1,325 of 1,530
35Covington County, AL	23	10	6.8	$1.3M	+1.2%	#1,357 of 1,530
36Montgomery County, AL	23	74	8.1	$1M	−1.1%	#1,362 of 1,530
37Houston County, AL	22	29	6.7	$1.3M	+2.8%	#1,373 of 1,530
38Tallapoosa County, AL	19	14	8.2	$1.1M	−0.8%	#1,409 of 1,530
39Pike County, AL	17	11	8.8	$951K	+2.4%	#1,439 of 1,530
40Russell County, AL	15	20	8.4	$977K	−0.6%	#1,454 of 1,530
41Escambia County, AL	13	11	8.6	$959K	0.0%	#1,473 of 1,530
42Dallas County, AL	10	10	6.3	$1.1M	−7.9%	#1,495 of 1,530
43Clarke County, AL	5	9	10.7	$795K	−4.2%	#1,525 of 1,530
44Marengo County, AL	3	12	15.2	$528K	−5.0%	#1,528 of 1,530
Marion County, AL	Not scored	2	1.9	$5.1M	−0.3%
Barbour County, AL	Not scored	1	1.1	$7.5M	−1.4%
Bibb County, AL	Not scored	4	5.2	$1.9M	+0.4%
Monroe County, AL	Not scored	3	4.1	$2.1M	−3.8%
Pickens County, AL	Not scored	3	4.4	$2.2M	−3.9%
Macon County, AL	Not scored	1	1.4	$5.9M	−6.8%
Butler County, AL	Not scored	3	3.9	$2.1M	−4.8%
Henry County, AL	Not scored	1	1.4	$6.4M	+7.1%
Fayette County, AL	Not scored	4	6.4	$1.5M	−2.8%
Washington County, AL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.3%
Hale County, AL	Not scored	4	7.1	$1M	+2.9%
Clay County, AL	Not scored	4	6.9	$1.6M	−0.1%
Lamar County, AL	Not scored	1	2.0	$4.4M	−2.6%
Crenshaw County, AL	Not scored	1	1.9	$4.6M	0.0%
Choctaw County, AL	Not scored	2	3.8	$2.4M	−5.7%
Sumter County, AL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.0%
Conecuh County, AL	Not scored	1	2.3	$3.8M	−5.7%
Coosa County, AL	Not scored	1	2.3	$4.5M	−1.7%
Wilcox County, AL	Not scored	1	2.6	$3.1M	−8.3%
Bullock County, AL	Not scored	1	2.7	$2.7M	−4.5%
Lowndes County, AL	Not scored	2	4.7	$1.7M	−9.0%
Perry County, AL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−12.2%
Greene County, AL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−8.2%

Markets with fewer than 5 tire shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many tire shops are in Alabama?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,124 tire shops in Alabama. 403 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 412 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, up 1.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Alabama spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $1.9B a year, or $929 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,124 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 1,997,247 households in Alabama and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alabama compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Alabama has 5.6 tire shops per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Alabama would have about 741, against 1,124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,848 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

Which market in Alabama has the highest market score for tire shops?

Among 13 scored metro areas in or partly in Alabama, the Auburn-Opelika metro area scores highest, at 56 (upper middle). Among 12 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alabama, the Scottsboro area scores highest, at 75 (high). Among 44 scored counties in Alabama, Limestone County scores highest, at 82 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Alabama scores 26 for tire shops (lower middle), #47 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alabama. It maps the tire shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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