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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #197 of 290 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 13
- 8 chain locations (62%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $149.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $888 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.5M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 431,329
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area comes to about $149.1M a year: $888 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $11.5M per shop, 17% 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 13 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 62%, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 9,879 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For oil change and quick-lube shops, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #197 of 290 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi.
How the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area 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 | Gulfport-Biloxi metro area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $11.5M | $10.3M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,879 | 8,066 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.8% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $888 | $890 | $958 |
| Median household income | $62,418 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 11 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 200
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 138 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Gulfport-Biloxi 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 Gulfport-Biloxi metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 431,329+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 167,947
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,216 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 190
- Median household income
- $62,418+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,681
- Median home value
- $205,000
- Jobs located here
- 157,472
- Daytime population
- 413,801Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Mississippi for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Mississippi (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hattiesburg, MS | 44 | 6 | 1.0 | $8.9M | +2.6% | #182 of 290 |
| 2Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 41 | 13 | 0.8 | $11.5M | +3.5% | #197 of 290 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 29 | 44 | 0.8 | $10.4M | −0.3% | #243 of 290 |
| 3Jackson, MS | 24 | 20 | 0.8 | $10.6M | −1.4% | #260 of 290 |
Other business types in the Gulfport-Biloxi 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 care45
- Auto repair shops51
- Collision repair and body shops41
- Car washes and detailing47
- Tire shops25
- Oil change and quick lube41
- Gas stations44
- Insurance agencies69
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 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area. 8 of them (62%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $149.1M a year, or $888 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $11.5M 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 167,947 households in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Gulfport-Biloxi metro area has 0.8 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $11.5M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area would have about 11, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,879 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area at 431,329 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 167,947 households. Median household income in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro area is $62,418, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. The Gulfport-Biloxi metro area scores 41 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #197 of 290 scored metro areas.
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