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Tire shops in DeKalb County, GA
The tire shops in DeKalb County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,228 of 1,530 scored counties
#50 of 75 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 165
- 56 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- −7.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $235.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 774,394
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
For tire shops, DeKalb County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,228 of 1,530 scored counties and #50 of 75 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in DeKalb County comes to about $235.7M a year: $821 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
DeKalb County has 165 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 56 are chain locations, or 34%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in DeKalb County in 2023, down 7.5% from 2019. That is one for every 5,862 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4.7M have gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in DeKalb County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeKalb County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How DeKalb County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | DeKalb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 5.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,862 | 5,389 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.5% | −1.6% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $821 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,644 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 49−7.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 402
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16556 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 94The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $4.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 774,394+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 287,239
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 268 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,860
- Median household income
- $80,644+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,811
- Median home value
- $357,800
- Jobs located here
- 346,946
- Daytime population
- 767,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Effingham County, GA | 86 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.3M | +14.1% | #31 of 1,530 |
| 2Bryan County, GA | 82 | 6 | 3.6 | $3.1M | +15.6% | #84 of 1,530 |
| 3Walton County, GA | 74 | 15 | 4.2 | $2.6M | +16.0% | #195 of 1,530 |
| 4Forsyth County, GA | 72 | 36 | 4.0 | $2.8M | +11.8% | #233 of 1,530 |
| 5Barrow County, GA | 71 | 11 | 3.6 | $3M | +18.7% | #251 of 1,530 |
| 6Paulding County, GA | 68 | 27 | 4.5 | $2.4M | +12.7% | #335 of 1,530 |
| 7Jackson County, GA | 66 | 17 | 6.0 | $1.9M | +29.3% | #384 of 1,530 |
| 8Cherokee County, GA | 64 | 49 | 4.8 | $2.2M | +11.6% | #430 of 1,530 |
| 9Lee County, GA | 63 | 5 | 4.1 | $2.6M | +2.9% | #446 of 1,530 |
| 10Newton County, GA | 63 | 24 | 5.8 | $1.7M | +11.2% | #460 of 1,530 |
| 50DeKalb County, GA | 31 | 165 | 5.7 | $1.4M | +1.3% | #1,228 of 1,530 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many tire shops are in DeKalb County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 165 tire shops in DeKalb County. 56 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 7.5% from 2019.
How much do households in DeKalb County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $235.7M a year, or $821 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 165 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 287,239 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, GA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
DeKalb County has 5.7 tire shops per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 94, against 165 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,862 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 774,394 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 287,239 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $80,644 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. DeKalb County scores 31 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,228 of 1,530 scored counties.
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