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Tire shops in Union County, AR
The tire shops in Union County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,484 of 1,530 scored counties
#27 of 32 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $839 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,926
- −5.2% since 2020
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What this means
Union County scores 11 (low) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #1,484 of 1,530 scored counties and #27 of 32 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 tire shops in Union County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.0, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Union County spend about $12.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $839 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 tire shops, that is $1.4M per shop, 44% 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.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Union County in 2023. That is one for every 2,143 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Union County. Population estimates show Union County declined 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Union 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 | Union County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,143 | 4,621 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.8% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $839 | $886 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,259 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- 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
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,926−5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,002
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,039 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $55,259+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,348
- Median home value
- $120,900
- Jobs located here
- 17,166
- Daytime population
- 38,875Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for tire shops, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Union County marked.
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 |
| 27Union County, AR | 11 | 9 | 6.0 | $1.4M | −5.2% | #1,484 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Union 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 Union County, AR?
Union County has 9 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Union County, AR spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.6M a year, or $839 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,002 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, AR compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Union County has 6.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Union County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,143 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Union County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 36,926 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,002 households. Median household income in Union County is $55,259, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.7%, 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. Union County scores 11 for tire shops (low), #1,484 of 1,530 scored counties.
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