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Tire shops in Independence County, AR
How Independence County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,007 of 1,530 scored counties
#9 of 32 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 7
- 3 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $912 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,785
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 tire shops in Independence County. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $912 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Independence County spend about $13.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 24% 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 Independence County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $260K has gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Independence County.
Population estimates put the population change in Independence County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Independence County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,007 of 1,530 scored counties and #9 of 32 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Independence 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 | Independence County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $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 | +2.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $912 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,609 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 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
- 73 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $260K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Independence 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 Independence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,785+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,638
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $56,609+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,952
- Median home value
- $142,600
- Jobs located here
- 18,686
- Daytime population
- 41,118Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Independence County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the tire shops on map listings by name and distance.
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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 |
Other business types in Independence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many tire shops are in Independence County, AR?
Independence County has 7 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Independence County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Independence County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $13.3M a year, or $912 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,638 households in Independence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Independence County, AR compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Independence County has 4.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Independence County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Independence County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Independence County at 38,785 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,638 households. Median household income in Independence County is $56,609, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Independence County scores 41 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,007 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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