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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Tuscaloosa County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Tuscaloosa County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 2 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $81.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $20.4M
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 43% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 241,368
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 oil change and quick-lube shops in Tuscaloosa County. That comes to 0.4 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Tuscaloosa County comes to about $81.7M a year: $907 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $20.4M per shop, 49% 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.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Tuscaloosa County in 2023. That is one for every 12,865 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Tuscaloosa County.
Population estimates put the population change in Tuscaloosa County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Tuscaloosa County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Tuscaloosa 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 | Tuscaloosa County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $20.4M | $14.1M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,865 | 10,974 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $907 | $929 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,231 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 42 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
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 241,368+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 90,052
- Median age
- 35.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,321 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 180
- Median household income
- $66,231+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,929
- Median home value
- $248,700
- Jobs located here
- 98,811
- Daytime population
- 249,539Residents 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 |
| Tuscaloosa County, AL | Not scored | 4 | 0.4 | $20.4M | +3.8% |
Other business types in Tuscaloosa 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 care64
- Auto repair shops65
- Collision repair and body shops65
- Car washes and detailing59
- Tire shops37
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations48
- Insurance agencies74
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 Tuscaloosa County, AL?
There are 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Tuscaloosa County as of September 2026. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Tuscaloosa County, AL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $81.7M a year, or $907 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $20.4M 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 90,052 households in Tuscaloosa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tuscaloosa County, AL compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Tuscaloosa County has 0.4 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $20.4M, 49% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Tuscaloosa County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,865 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Tuscaloosa County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Tuscaloosa County at 241,368 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,052 households. The median household income in Tuscaloosa County is $66,231 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Tuscaloosa County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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