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Tire shops in the Corbin, KY area

The tire shops in the Corbin, KY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #232 of 431 scored small-town markets
#6 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky

Listings
24
6 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$48M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $849 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
11% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
150,040
+0.1% 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

At $849 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in the Corbin area spend about $48M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2M per shop, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

There are 24 tire shops on map listings in the Corbin area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the Corbin area was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 6,282 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Corbin area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Corbin area scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #232 of 431 scored small-town markets and #6 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky.

How the Corbin area 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.

Tire shops in Corbin, KY area compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureCorbin areaKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.24.03.8
Spending per listing$2M$2.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment6,2826,1726,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.7%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$849$889$958
Median household income$46,363$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score4834

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9
Employees, 2023
70
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
246 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 the Corbin area, 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 the Corbin area

Population, 2025 estimate
150,040+0.1% since 2020
Households
56,536
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,727 sq. mi.
People per square mile
87
Median household income
$46,363
Average household income
$63,136
Median home value
$134,600
Jobs located here
54,326
Daytime population
151,690Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kentucky for tire shops, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with the Corbin area marked.

Top small-town markets in Kentucky

Small-town markets in Kentucky ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Richmond-Berea, KY68163.2$2.8M+7.0%#94 of 431
2Frankfort, KY64113.4$2.7M+3.1%#121 of 431
3Mount Sterling, KY6373.9$2.4M+3.1%#126 of 431
4Somerset, KY57135.0$1.8M+3.5%#166 of 431
5Henderson, KY5393.8$2.3M−0.9%#195 of 431
6Corbin, KY48244.2$2M+0.1%#232 of 431
7Glasgow, KY47125.4$1.6M+2.6%#243 of 431
8Mayfield, KY4364.2$2.1M+1.4%#273 of 431
9Danville, KY35156.9$1.3M+3.6%#336 of 431
10Murray, KY32117.2$1.2M+4.9%#349 of 431

Other business types in the Corbin area

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in the Corbin, KY area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 tire shops in the Corbin area. 6 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in the Corbin, KY area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $48M a year, or $849 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $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 56,536 households in the Corbin area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Corbin, KY area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

The Corbin area has 4.2 tire shops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Corbin area would have about 19, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,282 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is the Corbin, KY area growing?

Population estimates put the Corbin area at 150,040 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,536 households. The median household income in the Corbin area is $46,363 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Corbin area scores 48 for tire shops (lower middle), #232 of 431 scored small-town markets.

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How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in the Corbin area

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