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Tire shops in Rusk County, TX

The tire shops in Rusk County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #941 of 1,530 scored counties
#52 of 129 scored counties in Texas

Listings
11
1 chain location (9%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $963 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
61% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,854
+5.0% 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

At $963 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Rusk County spend about $17.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $1.6M per shop, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Rusk County has 11 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for tire dealers in Rusk County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Rusk County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for tire shops in Rusk County is 44 (lower middle), #941 of 1,530 scored counties and #52 of 129 scored counties in Texas.

How Rusk 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.

Tire shops in Rusk County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureRusk CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.15.33.8
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,0306,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%−0.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$963$918$958
Median household income$68,658$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4441

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
111 chain location
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 Rusk 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 Rusk County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,854+5.0% since 2020
Households
18,027
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
924 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$68,658+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,041
Median home value
$171,300
Jobs located here
12,491
Daytime population
43,759Residents 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 counties in Texas for tire shops, numbered among those based in Texas, with Rusk County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rockwall County, TX91112.7$4.3M+28.9%#11 of 1,530
2Comal County, TX86182.5$4.2M+27.9%#32 of 1,530
3Fort Bend County, TX86832.8$3.8M+17.4%#34 of 1,530
4Hays County, TX85262.6$3.8M+24.8%#46 of 1,530
5Collin County, TX791243.0$3.3M+20.6%#115 of 1,530
6Denton County, TX791143.2$3.2M+16.9%#116 of 1,530
7Williamson County, TX78763.0$3.2M+22.3%#127 of 1,530
8Wise County, TX75124.8$2.4M+21.5%#171 of 1,530
9Parker County, TX74193.4$3.3M+23.5%#187 of 1,530
10Guadalupe County, TX74253.8$2.7M+15.8%#194 of 1,530
52Rusk County, TX44116.1$1.6M+5.0%#941 of 1,530

Other business types in Rusk County

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

Questions

How many tire shops are in Rusk County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 tire shops in Rusk County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in Rusk County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Rusk County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $17.4M a year, or $963 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 18,027 households in Rusk County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rusk County, TX compare with the U.S. for tire shops?

Rusk County has 6.1 tire shops per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Rusk County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Rusk County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Rusk County at 54,854 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,027 households. The median household income in Rusk County is $68,658 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Rusk County scores 44 for tire shops (lower middle), #941 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in Rusk County

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