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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Carroll County, MD
The oil change and quick-lube shops in Carroll County, MD, 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 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 2 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $73M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,135 a household
- Spending per listing
- $36.5M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.3
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 176,677
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Carroll County comes to about $73M a year: $1,135 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Spread across 2 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $36.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
There are 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. That is 0.3 per 10,000 households.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Carroll County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 21,428 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Carroll County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Carroll County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Carroll County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Carroll County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $36.5M | $21.5M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 21,428 | 21,098 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.7% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,135 | $908 | $958 |
| Median household income | $118,211 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,677+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 64,285
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 448 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 392
- Median household income
- $118,211+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,587
- Median home value
- $434,000
- Jobs located here
- 57,897
- Daytime population
- 147,678Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Montgomery County, MD | 71 | 12 | 0.3 | $29.4M | +1.3% | #51 of 479 |
| 2Harford County, MD | 68 | 5 | 0.5 | $20.6M | +2.0% | #87 of 479 |
| 3Howard County, MD | 68 | 7 | 0.6 | $18M | +1.9% | #88 of 479 |
| 4Prince George’s County, MD | 61 | 17 | 0.5 | $18M | +0.5% | #145 of 479 |
| 5Anne Arundel County, MD | 60 | 16 | 0.7 | $14.4M | +1.7% | #154 of 479 |
| 6Baltimore County, MD | 58 | 15 | 0.5 | $18.9M | −0.7% | #173 of 479 |
| Carroll County, MD | Not scored | 2 | 0.3 | $36.5M | +2.2% |
Other business types in Carroll 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 care43
- Auto repair shops40
- Collision repair and body shops47
- Car washes and detailing75
- Tire shops64
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations88
- Insurance agencies71
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 Carroll County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 oil change and quick-lube shops in Carroll County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Carroll County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $73M a year, or $1,135 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $36.5M 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 64,285 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, MD compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Carroll County has 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Carroll County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,428 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 176,677 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,285 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $118,211, 46% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Carroll County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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