Groundwork

Auto · County · Alabama

Oil change and quick-lube shops in Baldwin County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Baldwin County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #29 of 479 scored counties
#1 of 6 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
6
5 chain locations (83%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$95.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $968 a household
Spending per listing
$15.9M
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.6
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
267,761
+14.8% since 2020

See the oil change and quick-lube shops around any address in Baldwin County

The site report maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Baldwin County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Baldwin County is 76 (high), #29 of 479 scored counties and #1 of 6 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for oil change and quick-lube shops.

At $968 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Baldwin County spend about $95.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 6 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $15.9M per shop, 16% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.

Baldwin County has 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 83%, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.6 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Baldwin County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 24,644 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Population estimates show Baldwin County grew 14.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Baldwin County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the oil change and quick-lube 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Baldwin County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureBaldwin CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.60.70.7
Spending per listing$15.9M$14.1M$13.7M
Households per official establishment24,64410,97414,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.7%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$968$929$958
Median household income$78,775$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score7642

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
65 chain locations
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 oil change and lubrication shops in Baldwin 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 Baldwin County

Population, 2025 estimate
267,761+14.8% since 2020
Households
98,574
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,590 sq. mi.
People per square mile
155
Median household income
$78,775+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,378
Median home value
$316,900
Jobs located here
84,738
Daytime population
233,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Baldwin County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Baldwin County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Oil change and quick lube across Alabama

Every Alabama market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Baldwin County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Baldwin County, AL7660.6$15.9M+14.8%#29 of 479
2Madison County, AL55110.7$14.3M+11.0%#208 of 479
3Mobile County, AL38120.7$11.7M−0.7%#349 of 479
4Jefferson County, AL34170.6$13.8M−1.3%#377 of 479
5Marshall County, AL3351.4$7.3M+6.0%#387 of 479
6Montgomery County, AL27111.2$6.8M−1.1%#421 of 479

Other business types in Baldwin County

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

Questions

How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in Baldwin County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 oil change and quick-lube shops in Baldwin County. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in Baldwin County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $95.4M a year, or $968 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 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $15.9M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 98,574 households in Baldwin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Baldwin County, AL compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Baldwin County has 0.6 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $15.9M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Baldwin County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 24,644 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Baldwin County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Baldwin County at 267,761 people in 2025, up 14.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 98,574 households. Median household income in Baldwin County is $78,775, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.1%, 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. Baldwin County scores 76 for oil change and quick-lube shops (high), #29 of 479 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Baldwin County. It maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for oil change and quick-lube shops · All 56 business types in Baldwin County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Baldwin County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Baldwin County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.