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Tire shops in St. Clair County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #452 of 1,530 scored counties
#3 of 44 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
15
5 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$36.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,035 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
98,206
+7.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 tire shops in St. Clair County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 33%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in St. Clair County comes to about $36.3M a year: $1,035 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 3% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in St. Clair County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 5,851 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in St. Clair County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, St. Clair County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #452 of 1,530 scored counties and #3 of 44 scored counties in Alabama.

How St. Clair 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 St. Clair County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Clair CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.35.63.8
Spending per listing$2.4M$1.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment5,8514,8486,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.0%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,035$929$958
Median household income$77,463$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score6326

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 6
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
155 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 St. Clair 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 St. Clair County

Population, 2025 estimate
98,206+7.1% since 2020
Households
35,107
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
632 sq. mi.
People per square mile
149
Median household income
$77,463+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,073
Median home value
$226,300
Jobs located here
22,156
Daytime population
72,944Residents 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 St. Clair 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

Other business types in St. Clair County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in St. Clair County, AL?

There are 15 tire shops on map listings in St. Clair County as of September 2026. 5 of them (33%) 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 St. Clair County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $36.3M a year, or $1,035 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,107 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Clair County has 4.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,851 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is St. Clair County, AL growing?

Population estimates put St. Clair County at 98,206 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,107 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $77,463, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.9%, 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. St. Clair County scores 63 for tire shops (upper middle), #452 of 1,530 scored counties.

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