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Tire shops in Franklin County, WA
How Franklin County, WA 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #965 of 1,530 scored counties
#22 of 23 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 27
- 12 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $39.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,316 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.0
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,612
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Franklin County spend about $39.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,316 per household, 37% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
There are 27 tire shops on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 44%, against 39% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.0, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in Franklin County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,993 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #965 of 1,530 scored counties and #22 of 23 scored counties in Washington.
How Franklin County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Franklin County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $4.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,993 | 6,826 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,316 | $1,104 | $958 |
| Median household income | $86,714 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 202
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 102,612+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 29,890
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,242 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $86,714+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,166
- Median home value
- $379,300
- Jobs located here
- 34,282
- Daytime population
- 90,548Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mason County, WA | 93 | 6 | 2.3 | $5.6M | +7.8% | #1 of 1,530 |
| 2Clark County, WA | 91 | 43 | 2.2 | $5.3M | +5.3% | #10 of 1,530 |
| 3Snohomish County, WA | 85 | 73 | 2.3 | $5.2M | +4.9% | #40 of 1,530 |
| 4Whatcom County, WA | 84 | 19 | 2.0 | $5.5M | +3.9% | #49 of 1,530 |
| 5Thurston County, WA | 83 | 24 | 2.0 | $5.6M | +2.8% | #57 of 1,530 |
| 6Kitsap County, WA | 82 | 30 | 2.8 | $4.3M | +2.7% | #75 of 1,530 |
| 7Skagit County, WA | 81 | 16 | 3.1 | $4M | +2.4% | #88 of 1,530 |
| 8King County, WA | 79 | 189 | 2.0 | $4.9M | +3.1% | #107 of 1,530 |
| 9Benton County, WA | 79 | 24 | 3.1 | $3.7M | +6.9% | #113 of 1,530 |
| 10Cowlitz County, WA | 78 | 12 | 2.7 | $4.2M | +3.5% | #125 of 1,530 |
| 22Franklin County, WA | 43 | 27 | 9.0 | $1.5M | +5.6% | #965 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 Franklin County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 tire shops in Franklin County. 12 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Franklin County, WA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $39.3M a year, or $1,316 per household. That is 37% above the U.S. average (an index of 137, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 29,890 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, WA compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Franklin County has 9.0 tire shops per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Franklin County would have about 16, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,993 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 102,612 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,890 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $86,714 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.4% 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. Franklin County scores 43 for tire shops (lower middle), #965 of 1,530 scored counties.
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