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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area
The oil change and quick-lube shops in the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #44 of 290 scored metro areas
#2 of 10 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 5
- 4 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $82.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $958 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.5M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,148
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Athens-Clarke County metro area comes to about $82.5M a year: $958 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 5 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $16.5M per shop, 20% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
The Athens-Clarke County metro area has 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 80% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Athens-Clarke County metro area in 2023. That is one for every 21,525 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Athens-Clarke County metro area grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Athens-Clarke County metro area scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #44 of 290 scored metro areas and #2 of 10 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Athens-Clarke County metro area compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Athens-Clarke County metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $16.5M | $13.1M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 21,525 | 11,742 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.1% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $958 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $65,608 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 39
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 54 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 the Athens-Clarke County 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 Athens-Clarke County metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,148+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 86,101
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,025 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 215
- Median household income
- $65,608+39.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,551
- Median home value
- $310,200
- Jobs located here
- 94,787
- Daytime population
- 224,908Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Athens-Clarke County metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gainesville, GA | 76 | 5 | 0.7 | $15.2M | +11.4% | #25 of 290 |
| 2Athens-Clarke County, GA | 71 | 5 | 0.6 | $16.5M | +3.9% | #44 of 290 |
| 3Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 59 | 137 | 0.6 | $15.8M | +5.9% | #98 of 290 |
| 4Warner Robins, GA | 58 | 7 | 0.9 | $10.5M | +8.2% | #110 of 290 |
| 5Savannah, GA | 52 | 15 | 0.9 | $9.4M | +8.1% | #148 of 290 |
| 6Columbus, GA-AL | 48 | 7 | 0.5 | $15.1M | −1.3% | #161 of 290 |
| 7Valdosta, GA | 42 | 6 | 1.1 | $8.2M | +3.3% | #195 of 290 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 35 | 24 | 1.0 | $9.1M | +5.3% | #222 of 290 |
| 8Macon-Bibb County, GA | 32 | 9 | 1.0 | $8.7M | +2.1% | #234 of 290 |
| 9Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 31 | 27 | 1.2 | $7.9M | +4.7% | #238 of 290 |
Other business types in the Athens-Clarke County 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 care67
- Auto repair shops68
- Collision repair and body shops60
- Car washes and detailing59
- Tire shops43
- Oil change and quick lube71
- Gas stations52
- Insurance agencies68
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 Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Athens-Clarke County metro area. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $82.5M a year, or $958 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $16.5M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,101 households in the Athens-Clarke County metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Athens-Clarke County metro area has 0.6 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $16.5M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Athens-Clarke County metro area would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,525 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is the Athens-Clarke County, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Athens-Clarke County metro area at 224,148 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,101 households. Median household income in the Athens-Clarke County metro area is $65,608, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.0%, 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 Athens-Clarke County metro area scores 71 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #44 of 290 scored metro areas.
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