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Tire shops in Karnes County, TX
How Karnes County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,415 of 1,530 scored counties
#107 of 129 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $882 a household
- Spending per listing
- $695K
- 72% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 3.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,018
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For tire shops, Karnes County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #1,415 of 1,530 scored counties and #107 of 129 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 tire shops in Karnes County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.7, 3.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Households in Karnes County spend about $4.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $882 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 tire shops, that is $695K per shop, 72% 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 Karnes County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Karnes County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Karnes 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 | Karnes County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $695K | $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 | +1.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $882 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $60,214 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 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
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Karnes 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 Karnes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,018+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 4,730
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 748 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $60,214+7.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,318
- Median home value
- $149,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,718
- Daytime population
- 14,949Residents 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 |
| 107Karnes County, TX | 19 | 6 | 12.7 | $695K | +1.4% | #1,415 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Karnes 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 Karnes County, TX?
There are 6 tire shops on map listings in Karnes County as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Karnes County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Karnes County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $4.2M a year, or $882 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $695K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,730 households in Karnes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Karnes County, TX compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Karnes County has 12.7 tire shops per 10,000 households, 3.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $695K, 72% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of tire shops to household spending, Karnes County would have about 2, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Karnes County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Karnes County at 15,018 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,730 households. Median household income in Karnes County is $60,214, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 7.3%, 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. Karnes County scores 19 for tire shops (low), #1,415 of 1,530 scored counties.
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