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Tire shops in Garland County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #954 of 1,530 scored counties
#7 of 32 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
18
8 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$37.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $860 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,695
−0.6% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Garland County comes to about $37.5M a year: $860 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Garland County has 18 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 44%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Garland County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 7,278 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Garland County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Garland County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #954 of 1,530 scored counties and #7 of 32 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Garland 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 Garland County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureGarland CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.14.93.8
Spending per listing$2.1M$1.8M$2.5M
Households per official establishment7,2784,6216,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.8%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$860$886$958
Median household income$57,181$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4325

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 6
Employees, 2023
55
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
188 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 Garland 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 Garland County

Population, 2025 estimate
99,695−0.6% since 2020
Households
43,667
Median age
46.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
678 sq. mi.
People per square mile
148
Median household income
$57,181+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,414
Median home value
$194,300
Jobs located here
38,998
Daytime population
100,390Residents 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 Garland 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

Other business types in Garland County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Garland County, AR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 tire shops in Garland County. 8 of them (44%) 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 Garland County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $37.5M a year, or $860 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 43,667 households in Garland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Garland County has 4.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Garland County would have about 15, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,278 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Garland County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Garland County at 99,695 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,667 households. The median household income in Garland County is $57,181 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Garland County scores 43 for tire shops (lower middle), #954 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 Garland County

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