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Tire shops in Nelson County, KY
How Nelson County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #416 of 1,530 scored counties
#3 of 39 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,014 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,036
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 tire shops in Nelson County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Nelson County comes to about $19.4M a year: $1,014 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 tire shops, that is $3.2M per shop, 29% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Nelson County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 4,788 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Nelson County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Nelson County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #416 of 1,530 scored counties and #3 of 39 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Nelson 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 | Nelson County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,788 | 6,172 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.7% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,014 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,562 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 39
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62 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 Nelson 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 Nelson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,036+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 19,150
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 419 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 114
- Median household income
- $69,562+15.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,639
- Median home value
- $238,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,213
- Daytime population
- 41,912Residents 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 |
Other business types in Nelson 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 Nelson County, KY?
There are 6 tire shops on map listings in Nelson County as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Nelson County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19.4M a year, or $1,014 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,150 households in Nelson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nelson County, KY compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Nelson County has 3.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3.2M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Nelson County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,788 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Nelson County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Nelson County at 49,036 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,150 households. Median household income in Nelson County is $69,562, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.7%, 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. Nelson County scores 64 for tire shops (upper middle), #416 of 1,530 scored counties.
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