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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Louisiana

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Louisiana, ranked by the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
177
124 chain locations (70%)
Official establishments
158
+1.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.4B
On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households
1.0
43% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$8.2M
40% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#50 of 50
Market score 9 · Very low

A site report maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings around any address in Louisiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 177 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Louisiana as of September 2026. 124 of them (70%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Louisiana comes to about $1.4B a year: $802 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $8.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 40% 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.

Official counts show 158 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Louisiana in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 11,423 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 12.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $325K have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Louisiana.

Among 50 states, Louisiana ranks #50 for oil change and quick-lube shops, with a Groundwork market score of 9 (very low). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Baton Rouge metro area scores highest (47). Among 11 scored counties, Orleans Parish scores highest (46).

Every market in Louisiana for oil change and quick-lube shops

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Louisiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Louisiana, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Baton Rouge, LA47240.7$11.7M+2.1%#169 of 290
2Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA4550.6$13.3M−3.5%#176 of 290
3Lafayette, LA44100.6$13.2M+3.8%#179 of 290
4Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA31121.1$8.1M+5.3%#237 of 290
5Hammond, LA3181.5$5.4M+5.8%#239 of 290
6New Orleans-Metairie, LA24300.8$9.7M−3.4%#262 of 290
7Lake Charles, LA2491.0$8.8M−3.8%#263 of 290
8Alexandria, LA1071.2$6.5M−2.5%#287 of 290
9Monroe, LA7111.3$6.2M−1.9%#289 of 290
10Shreveport-Bossier City, LA5301.9$4.2M−2.3%#290 of 290

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Louisiana, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Opelousas, LANot scored41.2$6M−1.9%
New Iberia, LANot scored41.5$5.4M−4.6%
Natchez, MS-LANot scored00.0n/a−0.9%
Ruston, LANot scored42.2$3.7M+0.1%
Morgan City, LANot scored21.1$7.1M−5.3%
Bogalusa, LANot scored10.6$13.4M−0.9%
Natchitoches, LANot scored32.1$3.9M−3.5%
DeRidder, LANot scored21.5$6.3M+0.2%
Minden, LANot scored10.7$10.9M−5.2%

Counties

Counties in Louisiana, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Orleans Parish, LA4660.4$15.8M−5.5%#285 of 479
2Lafayette Parish, LA3590.9$9M+6.5%#370 of 479
3St. Tammany Parish, LA34121.1$8.1M+5.3%#378 of 479
4East Baton Rouge Parish, LA33160.9$8.7M+0.1%#384 of 479
5Tangipahoa Parish, LA3381.5$5.4M+5.8%#390 of 479
6Calcasieu Parish, LA2281.0$8.3M−3.7%#439 of 479
7Bossier Parish, LA1891.8$4.9M+2.5%#453 of 479
8Jefferson Parish, LA16181.0$7.6M−1.9%#458 of 479
9Ouachita Parish, LA1281.3$6.1M−1.0%#468 of 479
10Rapides Parish, LA1271.4$5.5M−2.9%#470 of 479
11Caddo Parish, LA8202.1$3.6M−5.4%#478 of 479
Livingston Parish, LANot scored30.6$16.4M+8.5%
Ascension Parish, LANot scored30.6$15.7M+6.4%
Terrebonne Parish, LANot scored40.9$8.8M−4.8%
Lafourche Parish, LANot scored10.3$31.7M−2.0%
St. Landry Parish, LANot scored41.2$6M−1.9%
Iberia Parish, LANot scored41.5$5.4M−4.6%
Vermilion Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a+1.3%
Acadia Parish, LANot scored10.5$16.4M−0.8%
St. Charles Parish, LANot scored10.5$17.7M−3.7%
St. Martin Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a−1.0%
Lincoln Parish, LANot scored42.2$3.7M+0.1%
St. Mary Parish, LANot scored21.1$7.1M−5.3%
Vernon Parish, LANot scored31.6$5.1M−7.3%
Washington Parish, LANot scored10.6$13.4M−0.9%
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Counties in Louisiana, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
St. Bernard Parish, LANot scored31.8$4.3M+4.1%
St. John the Baptist Parish, LANot scored10.7$13.4M−5.9%
Avoyelles Parish, LANot scored21.4$5.5M−4.3%
Natchitoches Parish, LANot scored32.1$3.9M−3.5%
Beauregard Parish, LANot scored21.5$6.3M+0.2%
Webster Parish, LANot scored10.7$10.9M−5.2%
Evangeline Parish, LANot scored10.8$9.3M−1.0%
Jefferson Davis Parish, LANot scored10.8$10.7M−2.4%
Iberville Parish, LANot scored10.9$8.7M−1.6%
West Baton Rouge Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a+5.5%
De Soto Parish, LANot scored11.0$9M+2.0%
Morehouse Parish, LANot scored11.0$7.2M−6.9%
Plaquemines Parish, LANot scored11.2$7.7M−5.3%
Allen Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a0.0%
Grant Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Sabine Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a−1.2%
Union Parish, LANot scored11.2$6.9M−2.5%
Assumption Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a−5.9%
Pointe Coupee Parish, LANot scored11.2$6.9M−5.6%
Richland Parish, LANot scored11.4$5.8M−2.2%
St. James Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a−5.9%
Franklin Parish, LANot scored11.3$6M−3.6%
East Feliciana Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a−2.8%
Concordia Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a−4.0%
West Feliciana Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a−0.7%
Jackson Parish, LANot scored11.8$4.3M+5.6%
LaSalle Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a+2.2%
Claiborne Parish, LANot scored11.9$3.4M−5.3%
Winn Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a+9.1%
Bienville Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a−5.0%
St. Helena Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a−1.2%
Madison Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a−10.9%
Caldwell Parish, LANot scored12.7$3.2M−2.8%
West Carroll Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a−5.5%
Catahoula Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a−7.0%
Red River Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a−5.5%
East Carroll Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a−8.6%
Cameron Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a−16.1%
Tensas Parish, LANot scored00.0n/a−9.9%

Markets with fewer than 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in Louisiana?

As of September 2026, map listings count 177 oil change and quick-lube shops in Louisiana. 124 of them (70%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 158 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Louisiana spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $1.4B a year, or $802 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 177 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $8.2M 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 1,804,780 households in Louisiana and national spending patterns by income.

How does Louisiana compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Louisiana has 1.0 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $8.2M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Louisiana would have about 105, against 177 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,423 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Louisiana has the highest market score for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Baton Rouge metro area scores highest, at 47 (lower middle). Among 11 scored counties in Louisiana, Orleans Parish scores highest, at 46 (lower middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Louisiana scores 9 for oil change and quick-lube shops (very low), #50 of 50 scored states.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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