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Tire shops in Clarke County, AL
The tire shops in Clarke County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 5 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,525 of 1,530 scored counties
#43 of 44 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $850 a household
- Spending per listing
- $795K
- 68% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,014
- −4.2% since 2020
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What this means
For tire shops, Clarke County has a Groundwork market score of 5 (very low): #1,525 of 1,530 scored counties and #43 of 44 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 tire shops in Clarke County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 10.7 per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Clarke County comes to about $7.2M a year: $850 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $795K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 68% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Clarke County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 1,404 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clarke County declined 4.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Clarke 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 | Clarke County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 5.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $795K | $1.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,404 | 4,848 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.2% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $850 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,249 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 5 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Clarke 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 Clarke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,014−4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 8,423
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,238 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 18
- Median household income
- $49,249+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,047
- Median home value
- $121,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,813
- Daytime population
- 20,445Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 43Clarke County, AL | 5 | 9 | 10.7 | $795K | −4.2% | #1,525 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Clarke 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 Clarke County, AL?
There are 9 tire shops on map listings in Clarke County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Clarke County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.2M a year, or $850 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $795K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,423 households in Clarke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clarke County, AL compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Clarke County has 10.7 tire shops per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $795K, 68% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Clarke County would have about 3, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,404 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Clarke County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Clarke County at 22,014 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,423 households. Median household income in Clarke County is $49,249, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Clarke County scores 5 for tire shops (very low), #1,525 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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