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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Lake Charles, LA metro area
How the Lake Charles, LA metro area compares with other metro areas 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 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #263 of 290 scored metro areas
#7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 9
- 4 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $78.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $856 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.8M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 244,655
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Lake Charles metro area is 24 (low), #263 of 290 scored metro areas and #7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Lake Charles metro area. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
At $856 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in the Lake Charles metro area spend about $78.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $8.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 36% 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 the Lake Charles metro area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 13,149 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Lake Charles metro area declined 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Lake Charles 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.
| Measure | Lake Charles metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $8.8M | $8.2M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,149 | 11,423 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $856 | $802 | $958 |
| Median household income | $66,700 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 9 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 94 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Lake Charles 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 Lake Charles metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 244,655−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 92,043
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,006 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $66,700
- Average household income
- $91,252
- Median home value
- $207,800
- Jobs located here
- 97,089
- Daytime population
- 245,958Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Lake Charles metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Baton Rouge, LA | 47 | 24 | 0.7 | $11.7M | +2.1% | #169 of 290 |
| 2Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 45 | 5 | 0.6 | $13.3M | −3.5% | #176 of 290 |
| 3Lafayette, LA | 44 | 10 | 0.6 | $13.2M | +3.8% | #179 of 290 |
| 4Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 31 | 12 | 1.1 | $8.1M | +5.3% | #237 of 290 |
| 5Hammond, LA | 31 | 8 | 1.5 | $5.4M | +5.8% | #239 of 290 |
| 6New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 24 | 30 | 0.8 | $9.7M | −3.4% | #262 of 290 |
| 7Lake Charles, LA | 24 | 9 | 1.0 | $8.8M | −3.8% | #263 of 290 |
| 8Alexandria, LA | 10 | 7 | 1.2 | $6.5M | −2.5% | #287 of 290 |
| 9Monroe, LA | 7 | 11 | 1.3 | $6.2M | −1.9% | #289 of 290 |
| 10Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 5 | 30 | 1.9 | $4.2M | −2.3% | #290 of 290 |
Other business types in the Lake Charles metro area
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 care28
- Auto repair shops34
- Collision repair and body shops34
- Car washes and detailing40
- Tire shops6
- Oil change and quick lube24
- Gas stations10
- Insurance agencies45
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 the Lake Charles, LA metro area?
The Lake Charles metro area has 9 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in the Lake Charles, LA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $78.8M a year, or $856 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $8.8M 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 92,043 households in the Lake Charles metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lake Charles, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Lake Charles metro area 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 $8.8M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Lake Charles metro area would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,149 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lake Charles, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lake Charles metro area at 244,655 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 92,043 households. The median household income in the Lake Charles metro area is $66,700 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Lake Charles metro area scores 24 for oil change and quick-lube shops (low), #263 of 290 scored metro areas.
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