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Tire shops in Fountain County, IN

How Fountain County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,142 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,013
+3.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 tire shops in Fountain County. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Fountain County comes to about $7.9M a year: $1,142 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per shop, 5% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Fountain County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Fountain County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 tire shops on map listings, Fountain County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Fountain County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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.

Tire shops in Fountain County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureFountain CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.33.43.8
Spending per listing$2.6M$3.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,0556,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.6%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,142$1,072$958
Median household income$62,542$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored68

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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Fountain 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 Fountain County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,013+3.2% since 2020
Households
6,941
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$62,542+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,642
Median home value
$143,400
Jobs located here
4,257
Daytime population
13,338Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for tire shops, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Fountain County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morgan County, IN86103.5$3.5M+4.4%#35 of 1,530
2Boone County, IN8582.8$4.4M+13.5%#43 of 1,530
3Hamilton County, IN84392.8$4.3M+10.9%#52 of 1,530
4Bartholomew County, IN82113.3$3.5M+4.3%#80 of 1,530
5Floyd County, IN8172.2$5.1M+2.0%#87 of 1,530
6Hendricks County, IN77192.8$4.2M+10.2%#135 of 1,530
7Johnson County, IN77254.0$2.9M+7.4%#143 of 1,530
8LaPorte County, IN74102.3$4.7M−0.9%#174 of 1,530
9DeKalb County, IN7474.1$2.9M+2.9%#192 of 1,530
10Shelby County, IN7352.7$4.2M+1.8%#205 of 1,530
Fountain County, INNot scored34.3$2.6M+3.2%

Other business types in Fountain County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many tire shops are in Fountain County, IN?

There are 3 tire shops on map listings in Fountain County as of September 2026. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Fountain County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Fountain County, IN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $7.9M a year, or $1,142 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,941 households in Fountain County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fountain County, IN compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Fountain County has 4.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 5% above 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 Fountain County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Fountain County at 17,013 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,941 households. Median household income in Fountain County is $62,542, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.3%, 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. Fountain County has no market score for tire shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Fountain County. It maps the tire shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in Fountain County

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