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Tire shops in Hardin County, TX
The tire shops in Hardin County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,179 of 1,530 scored counties
#71 of 129 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $20.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $924 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 89% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,723
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Hardin County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #1,179 of 1,530 scored counties and #71 of 129 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Hardin County spend about $20.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $924 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 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 16 tire shops on map listings in Hardin County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, 89% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for tire dealers in Hardin County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hardin County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hardin County 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.
| Measure | Hardin County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,030 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $924 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $75,808 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 41 |
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
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Hardin 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 Hardin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,723+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 22,222
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 891 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $75,808+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,066
- Median home value
- $205,700
- Jobs located here
- 11,175
- Daytime population
- 44,561Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rockwall County, TX | 91 | 11 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +28.9% | #11 of 1,530 |
| 2Comal County, TX | 86 | 18 | 2.5 | $4.2M | +27.9% | #32 of 1,530 |
| 3Fort Bend County, TX | 86 | 83 | 2.8 | $3.8M | +17.4% | #34 of 1,530 |
| 4Hays County, TX | 85 | 26 | 2.6 | $3.8M | +24.8% | #46 of 1,530 |
| 5Collin County, TX | 79 | 124 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +20.6% | #115 of 1,530 |
| 6Denton County, TX | 79 | 114 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +16.9% | #116 of 1,530 |
| 7Williamson County, TX | 78 | 76 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +22.3% | #127 of 1,530 |
| 8Wise County, TX | 75 | 12 | 4.8 | $2.4M | +21.5% | #171 of 1,530 |
| 9Parker County, TX | 74 | 19 | 3.4 | $3.3M | +23.5% | #187 of 1,530 |
| 10Guadalupe County, TX | 74 | 25 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +15.8% | #194 of 1,530 |
| 71Hardin County, TX | 34 | 16 | 7.2 | $1.3M | +4.2% | #1,179 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Hardin 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 Hardin County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 tire shops in Hardin County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Hardin County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hardin County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $20.5M a year, or $924 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 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 22,222 households in Hardin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hardin County, TX compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Hardin County has 7.2 tire shops per 10,000 households, 89% above 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, Hardin County would have about 8, against 16 on map listings.
How fast is Hardin County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hardin County at 58,723 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,222 households. The median household income in Hardin County is $75,808 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Hardin County scores 34 for tire shops (lower middle), #1,179 of 1,530 scored counties.
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