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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Mobile, AL metro area
How the Mobile, AL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #221 of 290 scored metro areas
#7 of 7 scored metro areas based 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
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Mobile metro area is 35 (lower middle), #221 of 290 scored metro areas and #7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Mobile metro area. 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.
At $871 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Mobile metro area spend about $140.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 12 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $11.7M per shop, 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 the Mobile metro area in 2023. That is one for every 11,548 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Mobile metro area declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Mobile 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.
| Measure | Mobile metro area | 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 | 35 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Mobile 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 Mobile metro area
- 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
- 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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Every Alabama market ranked →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 Mobile metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 79 | 6 | 0.6 | $15.9M | +14.8% | #12 of 290 |
| 2Huntsville, AL | 61 | 12 | 0.6 | $16.7M | +12.5% | #87 of 290 |
| 3Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 57 | 5 | 0.8 | $12M | +3.5% | #114 of 290 |
| 4Tuscaloosa, AL | 56 | 5 | 0.5 | $18.9M | +2.9% | #115 of 290 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 48 | 7 | 0.5 | $15.1M | −1.3% | #161 of 290 |
| 5Birmingham, AL | 42 | 30 | 0.6 | $14.5M | +1.4% | #191 of 290 |
| 6Montgomery, AL | 37 | 15 | 1.0 | $9M | +0.9% | #213 of 290 |
| 7Mobile, AL | 35 | 12 | 0.7 | $11.7M | −0.7% | #221 of 290 |
Other business types in the Mobile metro area
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 care30
- Auto repair shops36
- Collision repair and body shops35
- Car washes and detailing27
- Tire shops20
- Oil change and quick lube35
- Gas stations28
- Insurance agencies50
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 the Mobile, AL metro area?
The Mobile metro area 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 the Mobile, AL metro area 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 the Mobile metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Mobile, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Mobile metro area 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, the Mobile metro area 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 the Mobile, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Mobile metro area 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 the Mobile metro area is $58,880 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Mobile metro area scores 35 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #221 of 290 scored metro areas.
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