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Tire shops in Franklin County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #976 of 1,530 scored counties
#18 of 44 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $916 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,449
+1.1% 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

At $916 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $10.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.2M per shop, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Franklin County has 5 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for tire dealers in Franklin County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Franklin County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #976 of 1,530 scored counties and #18 of 44 scored counties in Alabama.

How Franklin 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 Franklin County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.25.63.8
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,8486,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.0%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$916$929$958
Median household income$53,338$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4226

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,449+1.1% since 2020
Households
11,954
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
634 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$53,338+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,636
Median home value
$136,000
Jobs located here
10,404
Daytime population
28,894Residents 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 Franklin 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
18Franklin County, AL4254.2$2.2M+1.1%#976 of 1,530

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Franklin County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 tire shops in Franklin County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Franklin County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10.9M a year, or $916 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 11,954 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 4.2 tire shops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Franklin County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Franklin County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 32,449 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,954 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $53,338 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.6% 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. Franklin County scores 42 for tire shops (lower middle), #976 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in Franklin County

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