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

The oil change and quick-lube shops in Montgomery County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #421 of 479 scored counties
#6 of 6 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
11
11 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$75.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $822 a household
Spending per listing
$6.8M
50% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
225,891
−1.1% 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

For oil change and quick-lube shops, Montgomery County has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #421 of 479 scored counties and #6 of 6 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 oil change and quick-lube shops in Montgomery County. All of them are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Montgomery County comes to about $75.1M a year: $822 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $6.8M per shop, 50% 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 6 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Montgomery County in 2023. That is one for every 15,230 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Population estimates show Montgomery County declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.20.70.7
Spending per listing$6.8M$14.1M$13.7M
Households per official establishment15,23010,97414,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.7%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$822$929$958
Median household income$59,386$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score2742

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$834K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1111 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
225,891−1.1% since 2020
Households
91,381
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
785 sq. mi.
People per square mile
289
Median household income
$59,386+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,436
Median home value
$171,900
Jobs located here
132,478
Daytime population
270,619Residents 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 counties in Alabama for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, AL?

Montgomery County has 11 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (100%) are chain locations. 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 Montgomery County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $75.1M a year, or $822 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $6.8M 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 91,381 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 1.2 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $6.8M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 6, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,230 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 225,891 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 91,381 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $59,386 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.5% 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. Montgomery County scores 27 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #421 of 479 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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