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Tire shops in Franklin County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Franklin County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #924 of 1,530 scored counties
#33 of 43 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,025 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,916
- −2.1% since 2020
See the tire shops around any address in Franklin County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 tire shops in Franklin County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Franklin County spend about $16.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,025 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per shop, 6% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Franklin County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Franklin County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For tire shops, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #924 of 1,530 scored counties and #33 of 43 scored counties in Illinois.
How Franklin County compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Franklin County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 8,408 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.2% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,025 | $975 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,740 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,916−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 16,137
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 409 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 91
- Median household income
- $56,740+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,759
- Median home value
- $89,000
- Jobs located here
- 8,765
- Daytime population
- 30,865Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Franklin County?
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for tire shops, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Franklin County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Grundy County, IL | 86 | 5 | 2.4 | $5M | +2.9% | #27 of 1,530 |
| 2McHenry County, IL | 83 | 42 | 3.6 | $3.5M | +2.5% | #64 of 1,530 |
| 3Kendall County, IL | 83 | 18 | 4.0 | $3.3M | +9.9% | #65 of 1,530 |
| 4Lake County, IL | 82 | 73 | 2.8 | $4.2M | +0.8% | #77 of 1,530 |
| 5Boone County, IL | 75 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.9M | +0.4% | #165 of 1,530 |
| 6Clinton County, IL | 74 | 5 | 3.4 | $3.6M | +0.6% | #182 of 1,530 |
| 7Tazewell County, IL | 71 | 17 | 3.1 | $3.4M | −0.9% | #244 of 1,530 |
| 8Ogle County, IL | 70 | 5 | 2.4 | $4.6M | −0.7% | #259 of 1,530 |
| 9LaSalle County, IL | 70 | 13 | 2.9 | $3.7M | −1.5% | #266 of 1,530 |
| 10DuPage County, IL | 69 | 104 | 3.0 | $3.8M | +0.3% | #298 of 1,530 |
| 33Franklin County, IL | 44 | 7 | 4.3 | $2.4M | −2.1% | #924 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 Franklin County, IL?
Franklin County has 7 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Franklin County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Franklin County, IL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $16.5M a year, or $1,025 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,137 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, IL compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Franklin County has 4.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending.
How fast is Franklin County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 36,916 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,137 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $56,740, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.7%, 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. Franklin County scores 44 for tire shops (lower middle), #924 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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