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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Dothan, AL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Dothan, AL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
3 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$53.3M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $874 a household
Spending per listing
$17.8M
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.5
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
156,266
+3.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Dothan metro area. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.5, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Households in the Dothan metro area spend about $53.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $874 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $17.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 29% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Dothan metro area was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 10,169 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Dothan metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, the Dothan metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Dothan metro area 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 Dothan, AL metro area compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureDothan metro areaAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.50.70.7
Spending per listing$17.8M$14.1M$13.7M
Households per official establishment10,16910,97414,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.7%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$874$929$958
Median household income$57,791$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored42

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
68
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
33 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 the Dothan metro 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 Dothan metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
156,266+3.4% since 2020
Households
61,011
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,716 sq. mi.
People per square mile
89
Median household income
$57,791+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,162
Median home value
$170,700
Jobs located here
61,492
Daytime population
152,147Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Alabama

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Dothan metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Alabama

Metro areas in Alabama ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL7960.6$15.9M+14.8%#12 of 290
2Huntsville, AL61120.6$16.7M+12.5%#87 of 290
3Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL5750.8$12M+3.5%#114 of 290
4Tuscaloosa, AL5650.5$18.9M+2.9%#115 of 290
Columbus, GA-AL4870.5$15.1M−1.3%#161 of 290
5Birmingham, AL42300.6$14.5M+1.4%#191 of 290
6Montgomery, AL37151.0$9M+0.9%#213 of 290
7Mobile, AL35120.7$11.7M−0.7%#221 of 290
Dothan, ALNot scored30.5$17.8M+3.4%

Other business types in the Dothan metro area

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 the Dothan, AL metro area?

There are 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the Dothan metro area as of September 2026. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in the Dothan, AL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $53.3M a year, or $874 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $17.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,011 households in the Dothan metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Dothan, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

The Dothan metro area has 0.5 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $17.8M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Dothan metro area would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,169 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is the Dothan, AL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Dothan metro area at 156,266 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 61,011 households. The median household income in the Dothan metro area is $57,791 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. The Dothan metro area has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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