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Tire shops in the Gainesville, TX area

How the Gainesville, TX area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #325 of 431 scored small-town markets
#16 of 36 scored small-town markets based in Texas

Listings
14
5 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,041 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.5
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,461
+6.5% 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, the Gainesville area has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #325 of 431 scored small-town markets and #16 of 36 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 tire shops in the Gainesville area. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 8.5 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Households in the Gainesville area spend about $17.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,041 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per shop, 51% 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 6 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in the Gainesville area in 2023. That is one for every 2,755 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Gainesville area grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Gainesville area compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Gainesville, TX area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureGainesville areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.55.33.8
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment2,7556,0306,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,041$918$958
Median household income$73,932$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3741

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
39
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
145 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 the Gainesville area, 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 the Gainesville area

Population, 2025 estimate
44,461+6.5% since 2020
Households
16,528
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
875 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$73,932+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,815
Median home value
$240,400
Jobs located here
14,462
Daytime population
37,643Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Tire shops across Texas

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Texas for tire shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Gainesville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Texas

Small-town markets in Texas ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Stephenville, TX7353.0$3.3M+2.8%#62 of 431
2Sulphur Springs, TX6664.3$2.3M+6.1%#108 of 431
3Kerrville, TX6573.1$2.9M+2.5%#113 of 431
4Bonham, TX6375.5$1.9M+9.2%#129 of 431
5Mineral Wells, TX6054.5$2.1M+8.2%#147 of 431
6Granbury, TX60145.5$1.8M+13.6%#148 of 431
7Fredericksburg, TX5865.2$1.9M+6.6%#160 of 431
8Athens, TX56226.6$1.4M+7.5%#174 of 431
9Brenham, TX5563.9$2.3M+7.0%#178 of 431
10Corsicana, TX50178.9$1.1M+8.2%#220 of 431
16Gainesville, TX37148.5$1.2M+6.5%#325 of 431

Other business types in the Gainesville area

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in the Gainesville, TX area?

The Gainesville area has 14 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.

How much do households in the Gainesville, TX area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $17.2M a year, or $1,041 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 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 16,528 households in the Gainesville area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Gainesville, TX area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

The Gainesville area has 8.5 tire shops per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.2M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, the Gainesville area would have about 7, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,755 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.

How fast is the Gainesville, TX area growing?

Population estimates put the Gainesville area at 44,461 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,528 households. Median household income in the Gainesville area is $73,932, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Gainesville area scores 37 for tire shops (lower middle), #325 of 431 scored small-town markets.

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