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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Cumberland County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Cumberland County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #305 of 479 scored counties
#16 of 24 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 7
- 6 chain locations (86%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $109.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $841 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15.6M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 338,473
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Cumberland County comes to about $109.1M a year: $841 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $15.6M per shop, 13% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
Cumberland County has 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 86% of them, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.5, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Cumberland County in 2023. That is one for every 11,796 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Cumberland County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cumberland County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #305 of 479 scored counties and #16 of 24 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Cumberland County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Cumberland County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $15.6M | $11.6M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,796 | 12,977 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.9% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $841 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,291 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 121
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 76 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 338,473+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 129,758
- Median age
- 34.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 653 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 519
- Median household income
- $61,291+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,209
- Median home value
- $199,200
- Jobs located here
- 116,297
- Daytime population
- 342,826Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Durham County, NC | 74 | 5 | 0.4 | $23.3M | +7.7% | #37 of 479 |
| 2Union County, NC | 70 | 8 | 0.9 | $12.1M | +11.7% | #74 of 479 |
| 3Brunswick County, NC | 69 | 6 | 0.9 | $11.1M | +26.5% | #81 of 479 |
| 4Johnston County, NC | 67 | 6 | 0.7 | $15.2M | +17.9% | #95 of 479 |
| 5Gaston County, NC | 65 | 8 | 0.9 | $10.9M | +7.8% | #115 of 479 |
| 6Catawba County, NC | 63 | 6 | 0.9 | $10.9M | +5.8% | #131 of 479 |
| 7Wake County, NC | 60 | 27 | 0.6 | $16.2M | +11.2% | #152 of 479 |
| 8Randolph County, NC | 58 | 5 | 0.9 | $11.7M | +3.5% | #180 of 479 |
| 9Rowan County, NC | 57 | 6 | 1.0 | $9.6M | +5.6% | #195 of 479 |
| 10Onslow County, NC | 56 | 6 | 0.8 | $11.4M | +6.0% | #202 of 479 |
| 16Cumberland County, NC | 44 | 7 | 0.5 | $15.6M | +0.4% | #305 of 479 |
Other business types in Cumberland 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 shops34
- Collision repair and body shops47
- Car washes and detailing37
- Tire shops22
- Oil change and quick lube44
- Gas stations50
- Insurance agencies70
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 Cumberland County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 oil change and quick-lube shops in Cumberland County. 6 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Cumberland County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $109.1M a year, or $841 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $15.6M 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 129,758 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, NC compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Cumberland County has 0.5 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $15.6M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,796 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 338,473 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,758 households. Median household income in Cumberland County is $61,291, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, 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. Cumberland County scores 44 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #305 of 479 scored counties.
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