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Tire shops in Etowah County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Etowah County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,173 of 1,530 scored counties
#26 of 44 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
24
6 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$37.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $947 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
61% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
103,886
+0.4% since 2020

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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

The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Etowah County is 34 (lower middle), #1,173 of 1,530 scored counties and #26 of 44 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Etowah County comes to about $37.3M a year: $947 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 24 tire shops, that is $1.6M per shop, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Etowah County has 24 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 25%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Etowah County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 4,926 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Population estimates show Etowah County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Etowah 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.

Tire shops in Etowah County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureEtowah CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.15.63.8
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,9264,8486,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.0%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$947$929$958
Median household income$54,563$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score3426

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 8
Employees, 2023
61
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
246 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Etowah 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 Etowah County

Population, 2025 estimate
103,886+0.4% since 2020
Households
39,411
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
535 sq. mi.
People per square mile
193
Median household income
$54,563+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,295
Median home value
$167,100
Jobs located here
33,151
Daytime population
97,399Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for tire shops, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Etowah County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL82153.7$2.9M+18.0%#85 of 1,530
2Jackson County, AL6773.2$3M+3.3%#350 of 1,530
3St. Clair County, AL63154.3$2.4M+7.1%#452 of 1,530
4Cullman County, AL63185.1$2.1M+6.7%#458 of 1,530
5Shelby County, AL59414.7$2.2M+6.5%#557 of 1,530
6Lee County, AL59324.6$2M+8.6%#559 of 1,530
7Baldwin County, AL58484.9$2M+14.8%#587 of 1,530
8Chilton County, AL5695.0$2M+5.9%#634 of 1,530
9Madison County, AL53845.1$1.9M+11.0%#713 of 1,530
10Elmore County, AL51195.8$1.8M+4.2%#767 of 1,530
26Etowah County, AL34246.1$1.6M+0.4%#1,173 of 1,530

Other business types in Etowah County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many tire shops are in Etowah County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 tire shops in Etowah County. 6 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in Etowah County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $37.3M a year, or $947 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 39,411 households in Etowah County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Etowah County, AL compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Etowah County has 6.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Etowah County would have about 15, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,926 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Etowah County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Etowah County at 103,886 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,411 households. The median household income in Etowah County is $54,563 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Etowah County scores 34 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,173 of 1,530 scored counties.

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