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Tire shops in Hempstead County, AR
The tire shops in Hempstead County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,499 of 1,530 scored counties
#30 of 32 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $917 a household
- Spending per listing
- $762K
- 70% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 3.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,080
- −4.6% since 2020
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What this means
Hempstead County scores 10 (low) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #1,499 of 1,530 scored counties and #30 of 32 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Hempstead County spend about $6.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $917 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $762K per shop, 70% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 9 tire shops on map listings in Hempstead County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 12.0 per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for tire dealers in Hempstead County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hempstead County declined 4.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Hempstead 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 | Hempstead County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $762K | $1.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,621 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.8% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $917 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $46,787 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 25 |
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
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Hempstead 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 Hempstead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,080−4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,479
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 727 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $46,787+9.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,285
- Median home value
- $105,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,836
- Daytime population
- 19,457Residents 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 |
| 30Hempstead County, AR | 10 | 9 | 12.0 | $762K | −4.6% | #1,499 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Hempstead 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 Hempstead County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 tire shops in Hempstead County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Hempstead County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hempstead County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $6.9M a year, or $917 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $762K 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 7,479 households in Hempstead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hempstead County, AR compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Hempstead County has 12.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $762K, 70% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Hempstead County would have about 3, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Hempstead County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Hempstead County at 19,080 people in 2025, down 4.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,479 households. The median household income in Hempstead County is $46,787 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 9.2% 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. Hempstead County scores 10 for tire shops (low), #1,499 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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