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Tire shops in the Sulphur Springs, TX area
The tire shops in the Sulphur Springs, TX area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #108 of 431 scored small-town markets
#2 of 36 scored small-town markets based in Texas
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $14.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,005 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,063
- +6.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Sulphur Springs area spend about $14.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,005 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 tire shops, that is $2.3M per shop, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 6 tire shops on map listings in the Sulphur Springs area as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for tire dealers in the Sulphur Springs area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sulphur Springs area grew 6.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, the Sulphur Springs area has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #108 of 431 scored small-town markets and #2 of 36 scored small-town markets based in Texas.
How the Sulphur Springs 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.
| Measure | Sulphur Springs area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $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 | +6.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,005 | $918 | $958 |
| Median household income | $70,888 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 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
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Sulphur Springs 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 Sulphur Springs area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,063+6.1% since 2020
- Households
- 14,002
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 767 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $70,888+36.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,256
- Median home value
- $221,100
- Jobs located here
- 13,177
- Daytime population
- 35,898Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stephenville, TX | 73 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +2.8% | #62 of 431 |
| 2Sulphur Springs, TX | 66 | 6 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +6.1% | #108 of 431 |
| 3Kerrville, TX | 65 | 7 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +2.5% | #113 of 431 |
| 4Bonham, TX | 63 | 7 | 5.5 | $1.9M | +9.2% | #129 of 431 |
| 5Mineral Wells, TX | 60 | 5 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +8.2% | #147 of 431 |
| 6Granbury, TX | 60 | 14 | 5.5 | $1.8M | +13.6% | #148 of 431 |
| 7Fredericksburg, TX | 58 | 6 | 5.2 | $1.9M | +6.6% | #160 of 431 |
| 8Athens, TX | 56 | 22 | 6.6 | $1.4M | +7.5% | #174 of 431 |
| 9Brenham, TX | 55 | 6 | 3.9 | $2.3M | +7.0% | #178 of 431 |
| 10Corsicana, TX | 50 | 17 | 8.9 | $1.1M | +8.2% | #220 of 431 |
Other business types in the Sulphur Springs area
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 the Sulphur Springs, TX area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 tire shops in the Sulphur Springs area. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers in the Sulphur Springs area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Sulphur Springs, TX area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.1M a year, or $1,005 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 14,002 households in the Sulphur Springs area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sulphur Springs, TX area compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
The Sulphur Springs area has 4.3 tire shops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending.
How fast is the Sulphur Springs, TX area growing?
Population estimates put the Sulphur Springs area at 39,063 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,002 households. The median household income in the Sulphur Springs area is $70,888 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.1% 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. 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 Sulphur Springs area scores 66 for tire shops (upper middle), #108 of 431 scored small-town markets.
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