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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Richmond County, GA
How Richmond 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 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #472 of 479 scored counties
#20 of 21 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 12
- 11 chain locations (92%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $59.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $774 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 206,559
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
For oil change and quick-lube shops, Richmond County has a Groundwork market score of 11 (low): #472 of 479 scored counties and #20 of 21 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 oil change and quick-lube shops in Richmond County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 92%, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Households in Richmond County spend about $59.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $774 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.9M per shop, 64% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Richmond County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 7,669 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Population estimates show Richmond County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Richmond 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 | Richmond County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $13.1M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,669 | 11,742 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.1% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $774 | $923 | $958 |
| Median household income | $55,637 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 91
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Richmond 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 Richmond County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 206,5590.0% since 2020
- Households
- 76,694
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 635
- Median household income
- $55,637+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,429
- Median home value
- $178,500
- Jobs located here
- 100,051
- Daytime population
- 227,215Residents 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 |
| 20Richmond County, GA | 11 | 12 | 1.6 | $4.9M | 0.0% | #472 of 479 |
Other business types in Richmond 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 care27
- Auto repair shops30
- Collision repair and body shops43
- Car washes and detailing29
- Tire shops21
- Oil change and quick lube11
- Gas stations29
- Insurance agencies54
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 Richmond County, GA?
Richmond County has 12 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (92%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Richmond County, GA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $59.4M a year, or $774 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 76,694 households in Richmond County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richmond County, GA compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Richmond County has 1.6 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $4.9M, 64% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Richmond County would have about 4, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,669 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Richmond County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Richmond County at 206,559 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,694 households. The median household income in Richmond County is $55,637 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Richmond County scores 11 for oil change and quick-lube shops (low), #472 of 479 scored counties.
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