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Tire shops in the Henderson, KY area
The tire shops in the Henderson, KY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #195 of 431 scored small-town markets
#5 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 9
- 3 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $868 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,184
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Henderson area comes to about $20.3M a year: $868 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 tire shops, that is $2.3M per shop, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 9 tire shops on map listings in the Henderson area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the Henderson area in 2023. That is one for every 7,815 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Henderson area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for tire shops in the Henderson area is 53 (upper middle), #195 of 431 scored small-town markets and #5 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky.
How the Henderson 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.
| Measure | Henderson area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,815 | 6,172 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.7% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $868 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,053 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 93 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Henderson 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 Henderson area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,184−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 23,445
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 768 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $59,053
- Average household income
- $74,867
- Median home value
- $161,700
- Jobs located here
- 20,779
- Daytime population
- 52,552Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Kentucky
| 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 |
Other business types in the Henderson area
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 the Henderson, KY area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 tire shops in the Henderson area. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in the Henderson, KY area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.3M a year, or $868 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 23,445 households in the Henderson area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Henderson, KY area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
The Henderson area has 3.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Henderson area would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,815 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is the Henderson, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Henderson area at 57,184 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,445 households. The median household income in the Henderson area is $59,053 a year, 27% 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 Henderson area scores 53 for tire shops (upper middle), #195 of 431 scored small-town markets.
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