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Tire shops in Whitley County, KY
The tire shops in Whitley County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,163 of 1,530 scored counties
#23 of 39 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 6
- 3 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $838 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,297
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Whitley County is 34 (lower middle), #1,163 of 1,530 scored counties and #23 of 39 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Whitley County spend about $11.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $838 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 6 tire shops on map listings in Whitley County as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for tire dealers in Whitley County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Whitley County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Whitley 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 | Whitley County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $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 | +1.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $838 | $889 | $958 |
| Median household income | $44,615 | $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
- 63 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Whitley 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 Whitley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,297+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 13,541
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 438 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $44,615+14.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,305
- Median home value
- $131,800
- Jobs located here
- 13,221
- Daytime population
- 37,057Residents 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 |
| 23Whitley County, KY | 34 | 6 | 4.4 | $1.9M | +1.6% | #1,163 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Whitley 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 Whitley County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 tire shops in Whitley County. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Whitley County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Whitley County, KY spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $11.4M a year, or $838 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 13,541 households in Whitley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whitley County, KY compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Whitley County has 4.4 tire shops per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Whitley County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Whitley County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Whitley County at 37,297 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,541 households. The median household income in Whitley County is $44,615 a year, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.4% 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. Whitley County scores 34 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,163 of 1,530 scored counties.
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