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Tire shops in Thomas County, GA
The tire shops in Thomas County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #639 of 1,530 scored counties
#20 of 75 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $846 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,368
- +1.3% since 2020
See the tire shops around any address in Thomas County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 tire shops in Thomas County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Thomas County spend about $15.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $846 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 26% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Thomas County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 6,228 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Thomas County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Thomas County is 55 (upper middle), #639 of 1,530 scored counties and #20 of 75 scored counties in Georgia.
How Thomas 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 | Thomas County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 5.5 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $1.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,228 | 5,389 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.6% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $846 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,736 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Thomas 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 Thomas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,368+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 18,684
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 545 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $60,736+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,177
- Median home value
- $196,700
- Jobs located here
- 21,334
- Daytime population
- 48,014Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Thomas County?
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for tire shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Thomas County marked.
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 |
| 20Thomas County, GA | 55 | 5 | 2.7 | $3.2M | +1.3% | #639 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Thomas 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 Thomas County, GA?
Thomas County has 5 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Thomas County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15.8M a year, or $846 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,684 households in Thomas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Thomas County, GA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Thomas County has 2.7 tire shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Thomas County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,228 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Thomas County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Thomas County at 46,368 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,684 households. Median household income in Thomas County is $60,736, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Thomas County scores 55 for tire shops (upper middle), #639 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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