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Tire shops in Houston County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Houston County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,373 of 1,530 scored counties
#37 of 44 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 29
- 15 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $861 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 76% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 110,318
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Houston County is 22 (low), #1,373 of 1,530 scored counties and #37 of 44 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 tire shops in Houston County. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 52%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Houston County spend about $37.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $861 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per shop, 49% 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.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Houston County in 2023. That is one for every 2,547 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Houston County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 5.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,547 | 4,848 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $861 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,626 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 169
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2915 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 Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 110,318+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 43,302
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $58,626+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,747
- Median home value
- $183,300
- Jobs located here
- 51,974
- Daytime population
- 116,184Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Houston County?
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for tire shops, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Houston County marked.
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 |
| 37Houston County, AL | 22 | 29 | 6.7 | $1.3M | +2.8% | #1,373 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Houston 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 Houston County, AL?
There are 29 tire shops on map listings in Houston County as of September 2026. 15 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Houston County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $37.3M a year, or $861 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,302 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, AL compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Houston County has 6.7 tire shops per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Houston County would have about 15, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,547 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 110,318 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,302 households. Median household income in Houston County is $58,626, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Houston County scores 22 for tire shops (low), #1,373 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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