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Tire shops in Smith County, TN
The tire shops in Smith County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #967 of 1,530 scored counties
#37 of 49 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,067 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,981
- +5.1% since 2020
See the tire shops around any address in Smith County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 tire shops in Smith County. None of them are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That is 8.8 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Smith County comes to about $8.5M a year: $1,067 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per shop, 52% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Smith County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Smith County grew 5.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Smith County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #967 of 1,530 scored counties and #37 of 49 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Smith 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.
| Measure | Smith County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,087 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,067 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,293 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 46 |
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
- 70 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 Smith 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 Smith County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,981+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,932
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 314 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $66,293+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,956
- Median home value
- $243,800
- Jobs located here
- 5,086
- Daytime population
- 15,463Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Smith County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the tire shops on map listings by name and distance.
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Williamson County, TN | 85 | 14 | 1.5 | $7.5M | +9.0% | #37 of 1,530 |
| 2Maury County, TN | 85 | 9 | 2.1 | $4.6M | +16.0% | #42 of 1,530 |
| 3Fayette County, TN | 84 | 5 | 2.9 | $3.8M | +7.7% | #56 of 1,530 |
| 4Loudon County, TN | 82 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.4M | +15.6% | #74 of 1,530 |
| 5Hawkins County, TN | 78 | 5 | 2.1 | $4.6M | +5.0% | #122 of 1,530 |
| 6Robertson County, TN | 76 | 11 | 3.9 | $2.8M | +9.9% | #156 of 1,530 |
| 7Roane County, TN | 73 | 8 | 3.5 | $2.9M | +7.0% | #215 of 1,530 |
| 8Jefferson County, TN | 72 | 6 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +9.3% | #225 of 1,530 |
| 9Putnam County, TN | 72 | 11 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +8.1% | #231 of 1,530 |
| 10Blount County, TN | 72 | 22 | 4.0 | $2.6M | +6.0% | #234 of 1,530 |
| 37Smith County, TN | 43 | 7 | 8.8 | $1.2M | +5.1% | #967 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Smith 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 Smith County, TN?
Smith County has 7 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Smith County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Smith County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $8.5M a year, or $1,067 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,932 households in Smith County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Smith County, TN compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Smith County has 8.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.2M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Smith County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Smith County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Smith County at 20,981 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,932 households. Median household income in Smith County is $66,293, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Smith County scores 43 for tire shops (lower middle), #967 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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