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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Clarke County, GA
The oil change and quick-lube shops in Clarke County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #367 of 479 scored counties
#15 of 21 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 5
- 4 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $46.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $847 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.2M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,921
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
For oil change and quick-lube shops, Clarke County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #367 of 479 scored counties and #15 of 21 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Clarke County spend about $46.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $847 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $9.2M per shop, 33% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
There are 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Clarke County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 80% of them, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Clarke County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 13,614 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clarke County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Clarke County 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 | Clarke County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $9.2M | $13.1M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,614 | 11,742 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.1% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $847 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $53,625 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 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
- 3The 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 Clarke 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 Clarke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,921+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 54,454
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 41%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 119 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,086
- Median household income
- $53,625+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,676
- Median home value
- $298,900
- Jobs located here
- 71,696
- Daytime population
- 151,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hall County, GA | 76 | 5 | 0.7 | $15.2M | +11.4% | #30 of 479 |
| 2Coweta County, GA | 69 | 5 | 0.9 | $11.6M | +9.2% | #80 of 479 |
| 3Forsyth County, GA | 66 | 5 | 0.6 | $19.8M | +11.8% | #101 of 479 |
| 4DeKalb County, GA | 61 | 5 | 0.2 | $47.1M | +1.3% | #139 of 479 |
| 5Fulton County, GA | 61 | 15 | 0.3 | $24.2M | +2.7% | #142 of 479 |
| 6Henry County, GA | 55 | 8 | 0.9 | $11M | +9.5% | #211 of 479 |
| 7Cherokee County, GA | 54 | 9 | 0.9 | $12.1M | +11.6% | #216 of 479 |
| 8Gwinnett County, GA | 53 | 25 | 0.8 | $12.9M | +6.2% | #227 of 479 |
| 9Houston County, GA | 50 | 7 | 1.1 | $9M | +8.5% | #256 of 479 |
| 10Clayton County, GA | 47 | 7 | 0.7 | $12.4M | −0.6% | #277 of 479 |
| 15Clarke County, GA | 35 | 5 | 0.9 | $9.2M | +1.0% | #367 of 479 |
Other business types in Clarke 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 care43
- Auto repair shops46
- Collision repair and body shops55
- Car washes and detailing37
- Tire shops32
- Oil change and quick lube35
- Gas stations46
- Insurance agencies58
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 Clarke County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 oil change and quick-lube shops in Clarke County. 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 Clarke County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $46.1M a year, or $847 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $9.2M 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 54,454 households in Clarke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clarke County, GA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Clarke County has 0.9 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $9.2M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Clarke County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,614 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Clarke County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Clarke County at 129,921 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,454 households. Median household income in Clarke County is $53,625, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.8%, 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. Clarke County scores 35 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #367 of 479 scored counties.
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