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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Forrest County, MS
The oil change and quick-lube shops in Forrest County, MS, 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 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $25.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $842 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.5M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 79,034
- +1.1% since 2020
See the oil change and quick-lube shops around any address in Forrest County
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What this means
Households in Forrest County spend about $25.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $842 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $8.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 38% 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.
There are 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Forrest County as of September 2026. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in Forrest County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Forrest County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Forrest County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Forrest County compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $8.5M | $10.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 8,066 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.8% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $842 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $53,640 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 11 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Forrest 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 Forrest County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 79,034+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 30,127
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 466 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $53,640+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,383
- Median home value
- $168,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,538
- Daytime population
- 89,930Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeSoto County, MS | 46 | 7 | 1.0 | $10.5M | +6.3% | #289 of 479 |
| 2Hinds County, MS | 37 | 6 | 0.7 | $12M | −6.6% | #354 of 479 |
| 3Harrison County, MS | 32 | 9 | 1.1 | $7.9M | +4.0% | #393 of 479 |
| 4Rankin County, MS | 25 | 10 | 1.7 | $5.9M | +3.2% | #432 of 479 |
| 5Jones County, MS | 14 | 5 | 2.0 | $4.4M | −1.0% | #464 of 479 |
| Forrest County, MS | Not scored | 3 | 1.0 | $8.5M | +1.1% |
Other business types in Forrest 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 care33
- Auto repair shops33
- Collision repair and body shops56
- Car washes and detailing27
- Tire shops25
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations26
- Insurance agencies39
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 Forrest County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in Forrest County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Forrest County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Forrest County, MS spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $25.4M a year, or $842 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $8.5M 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 30,127 households in Forrest County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forrest County, MS compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Forrest County 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 $8.5M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Forrest County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Forrest County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Forrest County at 79,034 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,127 households. Median household income in Forrest County is $53,640, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. Forrest County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Forrest County. It maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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