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Tire shops in Blount County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #234 of 1,530 scored counties
#10 of 49 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
22
10 chain locations (45%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$57.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,043 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
143,820
+6.0% 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 22 tire shops in Blount County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 45%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

At $1,043 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Blount County spend about $57.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 22 tire shops, that is $2.6M per shop, 5% 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.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Blount County in 2023. That is one for every 7,932 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Blount County grew 6.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Blount County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #234 of 1,530 scored counties and #10 of 49 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Blount County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Blount County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureBlount CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.04.23.8
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment7,9326,0876,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.0%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,043$944$958
Median household income$77,365$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7246

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 7
Employees, 2023
80
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2210 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Blount 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 Blount County

Population, 2025 estimate
143,820+6.0% since 2020
Households
55,522
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
559 sq. mi.
People per square mile
249
Median household income
$77,365+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,400
Median home value
$320,500
Jobs located here
56,831
Daytime population
134,383Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for tire shops, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Blount County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williamson County, TN85141.5$7.5M+9.0%#37 of 1,530
2Maury County, TN8592.1$4.6M+16.0%#42 of 1,530
3Fayette County, TN8452.9$3.8M+7.7%#56 of 1,530
4Loudon County, TN8262.5$4.4M+15.6%#74 of 1,530
5Hawkins County, TN7852.1$4.6M+5.0%#122 of 1,530
6Robertson County, TN76113.9$2.8M+9.9%#156 of 1,530
7Roane County, TN7383.5$2.9M+7.0%#215 of 1,530
8Jefferson County, TN7262.8$3.7M+9.3%#225 of 1,530
9Putnam County, TN72113.3$2.9M+8.1%#231 of 1,530
10Blount County, TN72224.0$2.6M+6.0%#234 of 1,530

Other business types in Blount County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Blount County, TN?

There are 22 tire shops on map listings in Blount County as of September 2026. 10 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in Blount County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $57.9M a year, or $1,043 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,522 households in Blount County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Blount County, TN compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Blount County has 4.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Blount County would have about 23, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,932 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is Blount County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Blount County at 143,820 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,522 households. Median household income in Blount County is $77,365, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.5%, 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. Blount County scores 72 for tire shops (upper middle), #234 of 1,530 scored counties.

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