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Oil change and quick-lube shops in DeKalb County, GA
How DeKalb County, GA compares with other counties 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #139 of 479 scored counties
#4 of 21 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 5
- 5 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $235.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $47.1M
- 3.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.2
- 71% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 774,394
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 oil change and quick-lube shops in DeKalb County. All of them are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.2 for every 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in DeKalb County comes to about $235.7M a year: $821 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $47.1M per shop, 3.4 times 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in DeKalb County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 15,958 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in DeKalb County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeKalb County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). DeKalb County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #139 of 479 scored counties and #4 of 21 scored counties in Georgia.
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $47.1M | $13.1M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,958 | 11,742 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.1% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $821 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $80,644 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 170
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 55 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 774,394+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 287,239
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 268 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,860
- Median household income
- $80,644+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,811
- Median home value
- $357,800
- Jobs located here
- 346,946
- Daytime population
- 767,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with DeKalb County marked.
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 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 care41
- Auto repair shops41
- Collision repair and body shops50
- Car washes and detailing48
- Tire shops31
- Oil change and quick lube61
- Gas stations53
- Insurance agencies46
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 DeKalb County, GA?
There are 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. 5 of them (100%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in DeKalb County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $235.7M a year, or $821 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $47.1M 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 287,239 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, GA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
DeKalb County has 0.2 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $47.1M, 3.4 times the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 17, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,958 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 774,394 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 287,239 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $80,644 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. DeKalb County scores 61 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #139 of 479 scored counties.
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