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

The oil change and quick-lube shops in Paulding County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
3 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$66.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,101 a household
Spending per listing
$22M
60% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.5
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
190,996
+12.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in Paulding County. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.5, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.

At $1,101 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in Paulding County spend about $66.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $22M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 60% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Paulding County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 15,002 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Paulding County from 2020 to 2025 at +12.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Paulding County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Paulding 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 Paulding County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasurePaulding CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.50.70.7
Spending per listing$22M$13.1M$13.7M
Households per official establishment15,00211,74214,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.1%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,101$923$958
Median household income$98,031$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
33 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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
190,996+12.7% since 2020
Households
60,008
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
312 sq. mi.
People per square mile
573
Median household income
$98,031+43.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,444
Median home value
$326,300
Jobs located here
29,361
Daytime population
119,651Residents 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 Paulding 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
Paulding County, GANot scored30.5$22M+12.7%

Other business types in Paulding 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 Paulding County, GA?

Paulding County has 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Paulding County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $66.1M a year, or $1,101 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $22M 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 60,008 households in Paulding County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Paulding County has 0.5 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $22M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Paulding County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,002 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Paulding County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Paulding County at 190,996 people in 2025, up 12.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,008 households. The median household income in Paulding County is $98,031 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.4% 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. Paulding County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Paulding County

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