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Tire shops in the Gainesville, GA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in the Gainesville, GA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #241 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 45
- 17 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $76.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,035 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 226,568
- +11.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Gainesville metro area spend about $76.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,035 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 45 tire shops, that is $1.7M per shop, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 45 tire shops on map listings in the Gainesville metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 38%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the Gainesville metro area was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 4,903 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Gainesville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +11.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, the Gainesville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #241 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.
How the Gainesville metro area 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 | Gainesville metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 5.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,903 | 5,389 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.6% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,035 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,901 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15
- Employees, 2023
- 106
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4517 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 the Gainesville metro area, 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 the Gainesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 226,568+11.4% since 2020
- Households
- 73,551
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 393 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 542
- Median household income
- $80,901+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,166
- Median home value
- $350,400
- Jobs located here
- 102,286
- Daytime population
- 216,900Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for tire shops, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Gainesville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 60 | 97 | 4.2 | $2.3M | +5.3% | #137 of 386 |
| 1Savannah, GA | 48 | 79 | 4.9 | $1.8M | +8.1% | #222 of 386 |
| 2Hinesville, GA | 44 | 12 | 4.0 | $2.2M | +12.6% | #238 of 386 |
| 3Warner Robins, GA | 44 | 36 | 4.8 | $2M | +8.2% | #239 of 386 |
| 4Gainesville, GA | 44 | 45 | 6.1 | $1.7M | +11.4% | #241 of 386 |
| 5Athens-Clarke County, GA | 43 | 43 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +3.9% | #244 of 386 |
| 6Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 41 | 1,252 | 5.4 | $1.7M | +5.9% | #260 of 386 |
| 7Rome, GA | 39 | 20 | 5.4 | $1.6M | +2.8% | #271 of 386 |
| 8Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 36 | 121 | 5.2 | $1.8M | +4.7% | #286 of 386 |
| 9Dalton, GA | 31 | 41 | 7.9 | $1.2M | +3.5% | #315 of 386 |
Other business types in the Gainesville metro area
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 the Gainesville, GA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 45 tire shops in the Gainesville metro area. 17 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in the Gainesville, GA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $76.1M a year, or $1,035 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 73,551 households in the Gainesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gainesville, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
The Gainesville metro area has 6.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 61% 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 U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Gainesville metro area would have about 30, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,903 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is the Gainesville, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Gainesville metro area at 226,568 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,551 households. The median household income in the Gainesville metro area is $80,901 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. The Gainesville metro area scores 44 for tire shops (lower middle), #241 of 386 scored metro areas.
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