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Tire shops in Anderson County, SC

How Anderson County, SC 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #988 of 1,530 scored counties
#19 of 36 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
49
11 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
20
−9.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$79.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $944 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
53% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
219,930
+7.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 tire shops in Anderson County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 22%, against 39% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

At $944 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Anderson County spend about $79.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 49 tire shops, that is $1.6M per shop, 35% below 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.

Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Anderson County in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 4,195 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Anderson County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Anderson County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #988 of 1,530 scored counties and #19 of 36 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Anderson County compares

The same measures for South Carolina 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 Anderson County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAnderson CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.84.73.8
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.9M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,1955,5016,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.1%+0.8%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$944$907$958
Median household income$66,651$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score4240

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 20−9.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
137
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4911 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Anderson 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 Anderson County

Population, 2025 estimate
219,930+7.7% since 2020
Households
83,904
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
714 sq. mi.
People per square mile
295
Median household income
$66,651+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,043
Median home value
$231,900
Jobs located here
74,539
Daytime population
189,213Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for tire shops, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Anderson County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, SC81272.9$3.3M+18.7%#94 of 1,530
2Oconee County, SC7282.3$4.2M+6.3%#221 of 1,530
3Laurens County, SC7093.3$2.8M+6.2%#282 of 1,530
4Charleston County, SC64563.1$2.8M+6.4%#419 of 1,530
5Pickens County, SC64244.6$2.1M+5.7%#431 of 1,530
6Beaufort County, SC62323.9$2.3M+8.9%#478 of 1,530
7York County, SC61575.0$2M+8.1%#504 of 1,530
8Kershaw County, SC59103.7$2.7M+11.6%#545 of 1,530
9Dorchester County, SC57254.0$2.4M+10.1%#611 of 1,530
10Aiken County, SC57314.4$2.2M+7.3%#616 of 1,530
19Anderson County, SC42495.8$1.6M+7.7%#988 of 1,530

Other business types in Anderson County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Anderson County, SC?

There are 49 tire shops on map listings in Anderson County as of September 2026. 11 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Anderson County, SC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $79.2M a year, or $944 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,904 households in Anderson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Anderson County, SC compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Anderson County has 5.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Anderson County would have about 32, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,195 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Anderson County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Anderson County at 219,930 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,904 households. Median household income in Anderson County is $66,651, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Anderson County scores 42 for tire shops (lower middle), #988 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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