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Tire shops in Calhoun County, SC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,236 of 1,530 scored counties
#26 of 36 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,036 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.1
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,188
+0.6% 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

For tire shops, Calhoun County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,236 of 1,530 scored counties and #26 of 36 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,036 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Calhoun County spend about $6.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 5 tire shops, that is $1.3M per shop, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

There are 5 tire shops on map listings in Calhoun County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 8.1 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for tire dealers in Calhoun County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Calhoun County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Calhoun 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 Calhoun County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureCalhoun CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.14.73.8
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.9M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,5016,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.8%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,036$907$958
Median household income$58,682$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score3140

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
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,188+0.6% since 2020
Households
6,179
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
381 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$58,682+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,469
Median home value
$172,100
Jobs located here
4,483
Daytime population
11,943Residents 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 Calhoun 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
26Calhoun County, SC3158.1$1.3M+0.6%#1,236 of 1,530

Other business types in Calhoun County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Calhoun County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 tire shops in Calhoun County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Calhoun County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $6.4M a year, or $1,036 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 6,179 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Calhoun County has 8.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Calhoun County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Calhoun County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Calhoun County at 14,188 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,179 households. The median household income in Calhoun County is $58,682 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Calhoun County scores 31 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,236 of 1,530 scored counties.

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