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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Hammond, LA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Hammond, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #239 of 290 scored metro areas
#5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana

Listings
8
3 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$43.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $835 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
60% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
141,346
+5.8% 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

The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Hammond metro area is 31 (lower middle), #239 of 290 scored metro areas and #5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Households in the Hammond metro area spend about $43.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $835 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 60% 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.

The Hammond metro area has 8 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 38%, against 73% across the U.S. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Hammond metro area in 2023. That is one for every 13,000 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Hammond metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Hammond metro area compares

The same measures for Louisiana 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 Hammond, LA metro area compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureHammond metro areaLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.51.00.7
Spending per listing$5.4M$8.2M$13.7M
Households per official establishment13,00011,42314,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.3%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$835$802$958
Median household income$56,760$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score319

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
83 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 the Hammond metro area, 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 the Hammond metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
141,346+5.8% since 2020
Households
51,999
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
791 sq. mi.
People per square mile
173
Median household income
$56,760+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,166
Median home value
$212,900
Jobs located here
48,446
Daytime population
130,690Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Hammond metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Louisiana

Metro areas in 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

Other business types in the Hammond metro area

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 the Hammond, LA metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Hammond metro area. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. 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 the Hammond, LA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $43.4M a year, or $835 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 51,999 households in the Hammond metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Hammond, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

The Hammond metro area has 1.5 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $5.4M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Hammond metro area would have about 3, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,000 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is the Hammond, LA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Hammond metro area at 141,346 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,999 households. Median household income in the Hammond metro area is $56,760, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.7%, 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. The Hammond metro area scores 31 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #239 of 290 scored metro areas.

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