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Tire shops in Pulaski County, AR

The tire shops in Pulaski County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,258 of 1,530 scored counties
#19 of 32 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
82
30 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
40
−7.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$139.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $807 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
26% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
404,611
+1.3% 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

Pulaski County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #1,258 of 1,530 scored counties and #19 of 32 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 tire shops in Pulaski County. 30 of them (37%) 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 $807 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Pulaski County spend about $139.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 82 tire shops, that is $1.7M per shop, 32% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Pulaski County was 40 in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,310 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $18K has gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Pulaski County. Population estimates put the population change in Pulaski County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Pulaski 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 Pulaski County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasurePulaski CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.84.93.8
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.8M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,3104,6216,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.0%+2.8%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$807$886$958
Median household income$62,873$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score2925

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
43 → 40−7.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
350
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8230 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$18K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County

Population, 2025 estimate
404,611+1.3% since 2020
Households
172,409
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
758 sq. mi.
People per square mile
527
Median household income
$62,873+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,992
Median home value
$214,700
Jobs located here
267,329
Daytime population
495,823Residents 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 Pulaski 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
19Pulaski County, AR29824.8$1.7M+1.3%#1,258 of 1,530

Other business types in Pulaski County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Pulaski County, AR?

There are 82 tire shops on map listings in Pulaski County as of September 2026. 30 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019.

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

About $139.1M a year, or $807 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 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 172,409 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pulaski County has 4.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 26% 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 national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 56, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,310 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Pulaski County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Pulaski County at 404,611 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 172,409 households. Median household income in Pulaski County is $62,873, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Pulaski County scores 29 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,258 of 1,530 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in Pulaski County

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