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Tire shops in Cherokee County, AL
The tire shops in Cherokee County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #880 of 1,530 scored counties
#14 of 44 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $995 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,413
- +5.8% since 2020
See the tire shops around any address in Cherokee County
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What this means
At $995 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Cherokee County spend about $10.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
Cherokee County has 5 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 40%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Cherokee County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 3,397 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cherokee County grew 5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Cherokee County is 46 (lower middle), #880 of 1,530 scored counties and #14 of 44 scored counties in Alabama.
How Cherokee County compares
The same measures for Alabama 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 | Cherokee County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 5.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,397 | 4,848 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $995 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $53,863 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $912K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Cherokee County, 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,413+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 10,192
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $53,863+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,789
- Median home value
- $179,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,279
- Daytime population
- 21,170Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Cherokee County?
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Top counties in Alabama
| 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 |
| 14Cherokee County, AL | 46 | 5 | 4.9 | $2M | +5.8% | #880 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Cherokee County
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 Cherokee County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 tire shops in Cherokee County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Cherokee County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.1M a year, or $995 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 10,192 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, AL compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Cherokee County has 4.9 tire shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,397 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 26,413 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,192 households. The median household income in Cherokee County is $53,863 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Cherokee County scores 46 for tire shops (lower middle), #880 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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