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Tire shops in Franklin County, PA
How Franklin County, PA 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #370 of 1,530 scored counties
#6 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 21
- 6 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $63.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,002 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,652
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 tire shops in Franklin County. 6 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Franklin County spend about $63.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,002 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 21 tire shops, that is $3M per shop, 21% 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 10 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 6,351 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as tire dealers in Franklin County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Franklin County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #370 of 1,530 scored counties and #6 of 54 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Franklin County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Franklin County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,351 | 7,536 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.1% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,002 | $837 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,003 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 216 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as tire dealers in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,652+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 63,510
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 772 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 204
- Median household income
- $77,003+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,696
- Median home value
- $249,800
- Jobs located here
- 56,990
- Daytime population
- 143,710Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adams County, PA | 79 | 5 | 1.2 | $8.6M | +3.6% | #102 of 1,530 |
| 2Pike County, PA | 74 | 7 | 2.9 | $3.3M | +7.2% | #188 of 1,530 |
| 3Chester County, PA | 72 | 60 | 2.9 | $3.5M | +4.2% | #227 of 1,530 |
| 4York County, PA | 70 | 62 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +3.6% | #280 of 1,530 |
| 5Northampton County, PA | 69 | 41 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +3.7% | #311 of 1,530 |
| 6Franklin County, PA | 66 | 21 | 3.3 | $3M | +3.0% | #370 of 1,530 |
| 7Berks County, PA | 66 | 53 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +2.7% | #374 of 1,530 |
| 8Bucks County, PA | 66 | 90 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +0.3% | #375 of 1,530 |
| 9Montgomery County, PA | 65 | 120 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +2.4% | #404 of 1,530 |
| 10Lebanon County, PA | 63 | 14 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +2.2% | #436 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 Franklin County, PA?
There are 21 tire shops on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. 6 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Franklin County, PA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $63.6M a year, or $1,002 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $3M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,510 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, PA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Franklin County has 3.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $3M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Franklin County would have about 25, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,351 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 160,652 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,510 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $77,003, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Franklin County scores 66 for tire shops (upper middle), #370 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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