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Tire shops in Carter County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Carter County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,166 of 1,530 scored counties
#24 of 39 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,004 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,149
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Carter County is 34 (lower middle), #1,166 of 1,530 scored counties and #24 of 39 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 tire shops in Carter County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
At $1,004 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Carter County spend about $10.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 6 tire shops, that is $1.8M per shop, 28% 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 Carter County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Carter County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Carter County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Carter County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,172 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.7% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,004 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $51,235 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 34 |
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
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Carter 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 Carter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,149−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,794
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 410 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $51,235+47.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,045
- Median home value
- $132,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,014
- Daytime population
- 23,638Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| 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 |
| 24Carter County, KY | 34 | 6 | 5.6 | $1.8M | −1.7% | #1,166 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Carter 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 Carter County, KY?
Carter County has 6 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Carter County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Carter County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10.8M a year, or $1,004 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,794 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carter County, KY compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Carter County has 5.6 tire shops per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Carter County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Carter County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Carter County at 26,149 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,794 households. Median household income in Carter County is $51,235, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.5%, 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. Carter County scores 34 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,166 of 1,530 scored counties.
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