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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Houston County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Houston County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #256 of 479 scored counties
#9 of 21 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
7
6 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$63.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $989 a household
Spending per listing
$9M
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
57% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
178,214
+8.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 oil change and quick-lube shops in Houston County. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 57% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Households in Houston County spend about $63.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $989 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 34% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Houston County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 12,770 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $317K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Houston County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Houston County grew 8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Houston County is 50 (upper middle), #256 of 479 scored counties and #9 of 21 scored counties in Georgia.

How Houston 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Houston County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureHouston CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.10.70.7
Spending per listing$9M$13.1M$13.7M
Households per official establishment12,77011,74214,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.1%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$989$923$958
Median household income$80,698$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5045

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 5
Employees, 2023
41
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
76 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$317K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Houston 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 Houston County

Population, 2025 estimate
178,214+8.5% since 2020
Households
63,851
Median age
37.4
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
376 sq. mi.
People per square mile
451
Median household income
$80,698+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,172
Median home value
$219,800
Jobs located here
49,763
Daytime population
157,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Houston County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hall County, GA7650.7$15.2M+11.4%#30 of 479
2Coweta County, GA6950.9$11.6M+9.2%#80 of 479
3Forsyth County, GA6650.6$19.8M+11.8%#101 of 479
4DeKalb County, GA6150.2$47.1M+1.3%#139 of 479
5Fulton County, GA61150.3$24.2M+2.7%#142 of 479
6Henry County, GA5580.9$11M+9.5%#211 of 479
7Cherokee County, GA5490.9$12.1M+11.6%#216 of 479
8Gwinnett County, GA53250.8$12.9M+6.2%#227 of 479
9Houston County, GA5071.1$9M+8.5%#256 of 479
10Clayton County, GA4770.7$12.4M−0.6%#277 of 479

Other business types in Houston 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 Houston County, GA?

There are 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Houston County as of September 2026. 6 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in Houston County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $63.2M a year, or $989 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $9M 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 63,851 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Houston County has 1.1 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $9M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Houston County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,770 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Houston County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Houston County at 178,214 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,851 households. The median household income in Houston County is $80,698 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Houston County scores 50 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #256 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 Houston County

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