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Tire shops in Dougherty County, GA
The tire shops in Dougherty County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 9 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,508 of 1,530 scored counties
#72 of 75 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 30
- 14 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $734 a household
- Spending per listing
- $839K
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,616
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Dougherty County scores 9 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #1,508 of 1,530 scored counties and #72 of 75 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 tire shops in Dougherty County. 14 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Dougherty County comes to about $25.2M a year: $734 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 30 tire shops, that is $839K per shop, 67% 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 Dougherty County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 3,809 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dougherty County declined 3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Dougherty 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 | Dougherty County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 5.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $839K | $1.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,809 | 5,389 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.6% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $734 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $49,044 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 9 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3014 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Dougherty 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 Dougherty County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,616−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 34,280
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 253
- Median household income
- $49,044+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,820
- Median home value
- $134,400
- Jobs located here
- 43,701
- Daytime population
- 96,519Residents 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 |
| 72Dougherty County, GA | 9 | 30 | 8.8 | $839K | −3.0% | #1,508 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Dougherty 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 Dougherty County, GA?
Dougherty County has 30 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Dougherty County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $25.2M a year, or $734 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $839K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,280 households in Dougherty County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dougherty County, GA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Dougherty County has 8.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $839K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Dougherty County would have about 10, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,809 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Dougherty County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Dougherty County at 82,616 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,280 households. Median household income in Dougherty County is $49,044, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Dougherty County scores 9 for tire shops (very low), #1,508 of 1,530 scored counties.
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