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Tire shops in Shelby County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for tire shops in Shelby County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #566 of 1,530 scored counties
#5 of 39 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
7
3 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,040 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,243
+6.2% 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

Households in Shelby County spend about $19.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,040 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per shop, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Shelby County has 7 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Shelby County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,697 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Shelby County grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Shelby County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #566 of 1,530 scored counties and #5 of 39 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Shelby 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.

Tire shops in Shelby County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureShelby CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.84.03.8
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,6976,1726,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.7%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,040$889$958
Median household income$82,604$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score5834

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
73 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 Shelby 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 Shelby County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,243+6.2% since 2020
Households
18,484
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
380 sq. mi.
People per square mile
129
Median household income
$82,604+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,252
Median home value
$304,800
Jobs located here
16,455
Daytime population
41,644Residents 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 counties in Kentucky for tire shops, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Shelby County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kenton County, KY72162.4$3.8M+3.9%#223 of 1,530
2Bullitt County, KY65134.1$2.5M+5.0%#407 of 1,530
3Nelson County, KY6463.1$3.2M+4.8%#416 of 1,530
4Madison County, KY63133.5$2.6M+9.4%#445 of 1,530
5Shelby County, KY5873.8$2.7M+6.2%#566 of 1,530
6Warren County, KY58234.1$2.1M+10.6%#581 of 1,530
7Boone County, KY57214.1$2.4M+6.5%#610 of 1,530
8Campbell County, KY54133.3$2.7M+2.5%#670 of 1,530
9Daviess County, KY54163.8$2.3M+1.5%#681 of 1,530
10Scott County, KY52104.4$2.3M+8.2%#728 of 1,530

Other business types in Shelby County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Shelby County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 tire shops in Shelby County. 3 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in Shelby County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $19.2M a year, or $1,040 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 18,484 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Shelby County, KY compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Shelby County has 3.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Shelby County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,697 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Shelby County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Shelby County at 51,243 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,484 households. The median household income in Shelby County is $82,604 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Shelby County scores 58 for tire shops (upper middle), #566 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in Shelby County

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