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Tire shops in Craighead County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Craighead County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,101 of 1,530 scored counties
#12 of 32 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 23
- 9 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $875 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,957
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Craighead County comes to about $38.9M a year: $875 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per shop, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 23 tire shops on map listings in Craighead County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 39%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Craighead County in 2023. That is one for every 4,040 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Craighead County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Craighead County is 37 (lower middle), #1,101 of 1,530 scored counties and #12 of 32 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Craighead 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.
| Measure | Craighead County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,040 | 4,621 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.8% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $875 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,548 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 239 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Craighead 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 Craighead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,957+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 44,437
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,548+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,050
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 53,731
- Daytime population
- 120,635Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, AR | 77 | 36 | 3.2 | $3.1M | +16.0% | #142 of 1,530 |
| 2Saline County, AR | 66 | 19 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +7.6% | #382 of 1,530 |
| 3Crawford County, AR | 62 | 8 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +4.1% | #472 of 1,530 |
| 4Lonoke County, AR | 57 | 10 | 3.5 | $2.8M | +3.5% | #599 of 1,530 |
| 5Carroll County, AR | 53 | 5 | 4.4 | $2.2M | +3.6% | #707 of 1,530 |
| 6Washington County, AR | 49 | 40 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +9.9% | #801 of 1,530 |
| 7Garland County, AR | 43 | 18 | 4.1 | $2.1M | −0.6% | #954 of 1,530 |
| 8Boone County, AR | 43 | 8 | 5.2 | $1.8M | +3.3% | #961 of 1,530 |
| 9Independence County, AR | 41 | 7 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +2.2% | #1,007 of 1,530 |
| 10Cleburne County, AR | 38 | 5 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +3.9% | #1,076 of 1,530 |
| 12Craighead County, AR | 37 | 23 | 5.2 | $1.7M | +4.8% | #1,101 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Craighead County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many tire shops are in Craighead County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 tire shops in Craighead County. 9 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Craighead County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $38.9M a year, or $875 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 44,437 households in Craighead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Craighead County, AR compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Craighead County has 5.2 tire shops per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Craighead County would have about 16, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,040 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Craighead County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Craighead County at 116,957 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,437 households. The median household income in Craighead County is $59,548 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Craighead County scores 37 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,101 of 1,530 scored counties.
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