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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Mobile County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Mobile County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #349 of 479 scored counties
#3 of 6 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 12
- 7 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $140.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.7M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 411,658
- −0.7% since 2020
See the oil change and quick-lube shops around any address in Mobile 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 Mobile County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 oil change and quick-lube shops in Mobile County. Chain locations make up 58% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.7 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Mobile County comes to about $140.8M a year: $871 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $11.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 15% below 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.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Mobile County in 2023. That is one for every 11,548 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mobile County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Mobile County is 38 (lower middle), #349 of 479 scored counties and #3 of 6 scored counties in Alabama.
How Mobile 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.
| Measure | Mobile County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $11.7M | $14.1M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,548 | 10,974 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $871 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,880 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 114
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 127 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Mobile 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 Mobile County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 411,658−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 161,665
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 336
- Median household income
- $58,880+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,726
- Median home value
- $190,700
- Jobs located here
- 181,672
- Daytime population
- 421,837Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Baldwin County, AL | 76 | 6 | 0.6 | $15.9M | +14.8% | #29 of 479 |
| 2Madison County, AL | 55 | 11 | 0.7 | $14.3M | +11.0% | #208 of 479 |
| 3Mobile County, AL | 38 | 12 | 0.7 | $11.7M | −0.7% | #349 of 479 |
| 4Jefferson County, AL | 34 | 17 | 0.6 | $13.8M | −1.3% | #377 of 479 |
| 5Marshall County, AL | 33 | 5 | 1.4 | $7.3M | +6.0% | #387 of 479 |
| 6Montgomery County, AL | 27 | 11 | 1.2 | $6.8M | −1.1% | #421 of 479 |
Other business types in Mobile County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care34
- Auto repair shops39
- Collision repair and body shops43
- Car washes and detailing34
- Tire shops30
- Oil change and quick lube38
- Gas stations41
- Insurance agencies46
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in Mobile County, AL?
Mobile County has 12 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Mobile County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $140.8M a year, or $871 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $11.7M 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 161,665 households in Mobile County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mobile County, AL compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Mobile County has 0.7 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $11.7M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Mobile County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,548 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Mobile County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Mobile County at 411,658 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 161,665 households. The median household income in Mobile County is $58,880 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Mobile County scores 38 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #349 of 479 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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