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Tire shops in Clay County, AR

How Clay County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $855 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,052
−3.3% 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 3 tire shops in Clay County. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Households in Clay County spend about $5.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $855 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 31% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Clay County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clay County declined 3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 tire shops on map listings, Clay County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clay County compares

The same measures for Arkansas 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 Clay County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureClay CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.04.93.8
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.8M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,6216,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.8%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$855$886$958
Median household income$51,481$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored25

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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Clay 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 Clay County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,052−3.3% since 2020
Households
6,021
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
639 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$51,481+38.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,802
Median home value
$94,600
Jobs located here
3,028
Daytime population
11,822Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Arkansas

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

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, AR77363.2$3.1M+16.0%#142 of 1,530
2Saline County, AR66193.8$2.5M+7.6%#382 of 1,530
3Crawford County, AR6283.4$2.8M+4.1%#472 of 1,530
4Lonoke County, AR57103.5$2.8M+3.5%#599 of 1,530
5Carroll County, AR5354.4$2.2M+3.6%#707 of 1,530
6Washington County, AR49404.1$2.2M+9.9%#801 of 1,530
7Garland County, AR43184.1$2.1M−0.6%#954 of 1,530
8Boone County, AR4385.2$1.8M+3.3%#961 of 1,530
9Independence County, AR4174.8$1.9M+2.2%#1,007 of 1,530
10Cleburne County, AR3854.8$1.9M+3.9%#1,076 of 1,530
Clay County, ARNot scored35.0$1.7M−3.3%

Other business types in Clay County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Clay County, AR?

There are 3 tire shops on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Clay County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $5.1M a year, or $855 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,021 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clay County, AR compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Clay County has 5.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Clay County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Clay County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Clay County at 14,052 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,021 households. Median household income in Clay County is $51,481, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.3%, 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. Clay County has no market score for tire shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Clay County. It maps the tire shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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