Market rankings · Kentucky
Tire shops in Kentucky
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Kentucky, ranked by the Groundwork market score for tire shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 727
- 252 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 294
- −6.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.6B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 5% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #43 of 51
- Market score 34 · Lower middle
A site report maps the tire shops on map listings around any address in Kentucky by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Kentucky has 727 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 252 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Kentucky comes to about $1.6B a year: $889 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per shop, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
Official counts show 294 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Kentucky in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 6,172 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 0.4% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $245K have gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Kentucky.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kentucky ranks #43 for tire shops, with a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Cincinnati metro area scores highest (61). Of the 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Richmond-Berea area scores highest (68).
Every market in Kentucky for tire shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kentucky, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 61 | 328 | 3.6 | $2.9M | +2.7% | #130 of 386 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 56 | 49 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +8.5% | #165 of 386 |
| 1Bowling Green, KY | 56 | 30 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +9.5% | #168 of 386 |
| 2Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 52 | 213 | 3.8 | $2.4M | +2.9% | #198 of 386 |
| 3Lexington-Fayette, KY | 46 | 82 | 3.8 | $2.3M | +3.4% | #231 of 386 |
| 4Owensboro, KY | 42 | 18 | 4.0 | $2.3M | +1.3% | #250 of 386 |
| 5Elizabethtown, KY | 26 | 25 | 4.9 | $1.8M | +2.4% | #333 of 386 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 23 | 69 | 4.5 | $1.9M | −2.6% | #350 of 386 |
| 6Paducah, KY-IL | 22 | 19 | 4.6 | $2M | −1.2% | #353 of 386 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richmond-Berea, KY | 68 | 16 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +7.0% | #94 of 431 |
| 2Frankfort, KY | 64 | 11 | 3.4 | $2.7M | +3.1% | #121 of 431 |
| 3Mount Sterling, KY | 63 | 7 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +3.1% | #126 of 431 |
| 4Somerset, KY | 57 | 13 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +3.5% | #166 of 431 |
| 5Henderson, KY | 53 | 9 | 3.8 | $2.3M | −0.9% | #195 of 431 |
| 6Corbin, KY | 48 | 24 | 4.2 | $2M | +0.1% | #232 of 431 |
| 7Glasgow, KY | 47 | 12 | 5.4 | $1.6M | +2.6% | #243 of 431 |
| 8Mayfield, KY | 43 | 6 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +1.4% | #273 of 431 |
| 9Danville, KY | 35 | 15 | 6.9 | $1.3M | +3.6% | #336 of 431 |
| 10Murray, KY | 32 | 11 | 7.2 | $1.2M | +4.9% | #349 of 431 |
| 11Pikeville, KY | 28 | 19 | 4.9 | $1.6M | −5.4% | #364 of 431 |
| 12Madisonville, KY | 26 | 11 | 6.0 | $1.5M | −0.5% | #372 of 431 |
| 13Middlesborough, KY | 14 | 5 | 5.0 | $1.4M | −4.8% | #414 of 431 |
| Campbellsville, KY | Not scored | 4 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +3.4% | |
| Franklin, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +5.9% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kenton County, KY | 72 | 16 | 2.4 | $3.8M | +3.9% | #223 of 1,530 |
| 2Bullitt County, KY | 65 | 13 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +5.0% | #407 of 1,530 |
| 3Nelson County, KY | 64 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.2M | +4.8% | #416 of 1,530 |
| 4Madison County, KY | 63 | 13 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +9.4% | #445 of 1,530 |
| 5Shelby County, KY | 58 | 7 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +6.2% | #566 of 1,530 |
| 6Warren County, KY | 58 | 23 | 4.1 | $2.1M | +10.6% | #581 of 1,530 |
| 7Boone County, KY | 57 | 21 | 4.1 | $2.4M | +6.5% | #610 of 1,530 |
| 8Campbell County, KY | 54 | 13 | 3.3 | $2.7M | +2.5% | #670 of 1,530 |
| 9Daviess County, KY | 54 | 16 | 3.8 | $2.3M | +1.5% | #681 of 1,530 |
| 10Scott County, KY | 52 | 10 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +8.2% | #728 of 1,530 |
| 11Fayette County, KY | 51 | 52 | 3.7 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #758 of 1,530 |
| 12Laurel County, KY | 49 | 10 | 4.2 | $2.2M | +1.6% | #802 of 1,530 |
| 13Pulaski County, KY | 49 | 13 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +3.5% | #811 of 1,530 |
| 14Lincoln County, KY | 45 | 5 | 5.2 | $1.8M | +4.6% | #910 of 1,530 |
| 15Henderson County, KY | 44 | 6 | 3.2 | $2.6M | −0.9% | #922 of 1,530 |
| 16Clark County, KY | 44 | 6 | 4.0 | $2.2M | +2.3% | #926 of 1,530 |
| 17Franklin County, KY | 44 | 9 | 4.0 | $2.1M | +2.0% | #927 of 1,530 |
| 18Jessamine County, KY | 44 | 10 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +7.8% | #939 of 1,530 |
| 19Jefferson County, KY | 43 | 140 | 4.2 | $1.9M | +1.6% | #960 of 1,530 |
| 20Montgomery County, KY | 37 | 6 | 5.5 | $1.7M | +2.5% | #1,103 of 1,530 |
| 21Graves County, KY | 36 | 6 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +1.4% | #1,113 of 1,530 |
| 22Marshall County, KY | 36 | 8 | 6.1 | $1.7M | −0.1% | #1,122 of 1,530 |
| 23Whitley County, KY | 34 | 6 | 4.4 | $1.9M | +1.6% | #1,163 of 1,530 |
| 24Carter County, KY | 34 | 6 | 5.6 | $1.8M | −1.7% | #1,166 of 1,530 |
| 25Hardin County, KY | 32 | 23 | 5.2 | $1.7M | +2.4% | #1,201 of 1,530 |
Show all 120 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Muhlenberg County, KY | 31 | 8 | 6.6 | $1.5M | −0.9% | #1,224 of 1,530 |
| 27Barren County, KY | 31 | 12 | 6.7 | $1.3M | +2.6% | #1,234 of 1,530 |
| 28Marion County, KY | 30 | 5 | 6.5 | $1.5M | +2.7% | #1,249 of 1,530 |
| 29Floyd County, KY | 28 | 5 | 3.4 | $2.3M | −3.9% | #1,269 of 1,530 |
| 30McCracken County, KY | 27 | 14 | 5.1 | $1.7M | −0.5% | #1,283 of 1,530 |
| 31Calloway County, KY | 27 | 11 | 7.2 | $1.2M | +4.9% | #1,295 of 1,530 |
| 32Russell County, KY | 25 | 5 | 6.6 | $1.4M | +3.4% | #1,328 of 1,530 |
| 33Boyle County, KY | 24 | 10 | 8.3 | $1M | +2.9% | #1,345 of 1,530 |
| 34Hopkins County, KY | 23 | 11 | 6.0 | $1.5M | −0.5% | #1,352 of 1,530 |
| 35Christian County, KY | 22 | 12 | 4.7 | $1.7M | −3.6% | #1,368 of 1,530 |
| 36Knox County, KY | 13 | 6 | 5.1 | $1.5M | −2.2% | #1,463 of 1,530 |
| 37Pike County, KY | 13 | 14 | 5.8 | $1.4M | −6.4% | #1,464 of 1,530 |
| 38Boyd County, KY | 13 | 14 | 7.3 | $1.1M | −0.9% | #1,469 of 1,530 |
| 39Bell County, KY | 12 | 5 | 5.0 | $1.4M | −4.8% | #1,478 of 1,530 |
| Oldham County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 1.3 | $9.1M | +4.9% | |
| Greenup County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $4.6M | −1.9% | |
| Meade County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.7 | $3.7M | +2.2% | |
| Logan County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +4.2% | |
| Perry County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $2.3M | −6.4% | |
| Woodford County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $10.2M | +3.7% | |
| Grayson County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +3.6% | |
| Taylor County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 3.9 | $2.2M | +2.9% | |
| Harlan County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 3.7 | $2.2M | −7.6% | |
| Grant County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $3M | +4.7% | |
| Rowan County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.2 | $2.1M | −1.0% | |
| Anderson County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.1 | $5.1M | +5.5% | |
| Ohio County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $9.1M | +0.8% | |
| Mercer County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +4.8% | |
| Johnson County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.4 | $1.9M | −2.6% | |
| Allen County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +9.5% | |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +5.2% | |
| Letcher County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.5 | $2.4M | −7.0% | |
| Bourbon County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $2.4M | −0.3% | |
| Spencer County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $9.6M | +7.7% | |
| Simpson County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +5.9% | |
| Clay County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | $2.9M | −4.1% | |
| Hart County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +4.3% | |
| Wayne County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $3.6M | +0.3% | |
| Harrison County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +4.9% | |
| Adair County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.6 | $1.7M | +2.9% | |
| Garrard County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +7.3% | |
| Mason County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.8 | $3M | −1.2% | |
| McCreary County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 5.1 | $1.6M | +1.7% | |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 4.6 | $2M | +0.6% | |
| Lawrence County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $5.6M | −3.3% | |
| Casey County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $5.7M | +1.8% | |
| Henry County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.3 | $3M | +4.8% | |
| Fleming County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +4.6% | |
| Larue County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.3 | $3.2M | +2.1% | |
| Pendleton County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $5.7M | +1.1% | |
| Trigg County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $5.8M | +3.1% | |
| Morgan County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $4.7M | +5.0% | |
| Estill County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Knott County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% | |
| Breathitt County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 5.5 | $1.3M | −8.3% | |
| Union County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $4.9M | −5.9% | |
| Jackson County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | $2.3M | +2.8% | |
| Powell County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $4.2M | −2.2% | |
| Lewis County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.0 | $2.4M | −1.4% | |
| Bath County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $4.5M | +3.6% | |
| Webster County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.1 | $1.7M | −0.7% | |
| Caldwell County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.0 | $1.6M | −0.3% | |
| Todd County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.4 | $2.2M | +5.6% | |
| Butler County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.4 | $2.2M | +1.6% | |
| Edmonson County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +5.0% | |
| Washington County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.1 | $2.4M | +2.7% | |
| Green County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.6% | |
| Magoffin County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $3.6M | −4.3% | |
| Owen County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.6% | |
| Monroe County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.5 | $1.5M | −1.1% | |
| Martin County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $3.4M | −4.9% | |
| Carroll County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 9.6 | $980K | +2.9% | |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.9% | |
| Leslie County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.7 | $1.7M | −8.0% | |
| Clinton County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 7.8 | $1.2M | −1.0% | |
| McLean County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 5.5 | $1.8M | −0.8% | |
| Hancock County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 5.5 | $1.9M | −0.6% | |
| Crittenden County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 5.6 | $1.7M | −2.2% | |
| Livingston County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.8 | $3.4M | −0.1% | |
| Lyon County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 5.8 | $1.5M | +5.2% | |
| Gallatin County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 6.1 | $1.6M | +1.9% | |
| Trimble County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.0 | $3.5M | +2.8% | |
| Bracken County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +1.3% | |
| Nicholas County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.4% | |
| Ballard County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% | |
| Lee County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.9 | $2.2M | −0.9% | |
| Elliott County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Wolfe County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.0% | |
| Fulton County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 7.8 | $806K | −4.5% | |
| Menifee County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.8% | |
| Cumberland County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.3% | |
| Carlisle County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 5.4 | $1.9M | −1.2% | |
| Hickman County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.4% | |
| Owsley County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 6.4 | $1.1M | −2.5% | |
| Robertson County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.6% |
Markets with fewer than 5 tire shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many tire shops are in Kentucky?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 727 tire shops in Kentucky. 252 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 294 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Kentucky spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $1.6B a year, or $889 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 727 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 1,814,469 households in Kentucky and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kentucky compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Kentucky has 4.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Kentucky would have about 644, against 727 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,172 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.
Which market in Kentucky has the highest market score for tire shops?
Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Cincinnati metro area scores highest, at 61 (upper middle). Among 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Richmond-Berea area scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Among 39 scored counties in Kentucky, Kenton County scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Kentucky scores 34 for tire shops (lower middle), #43 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kentucky. 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.
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