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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Guilford County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Guilford County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #229 of 479 scored counties
#12 of 24 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 17
- 14 chain locations (82%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $194.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $884 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.4M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 562,234
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 oil change and quick-lube shops in Guilford County. Chain locations make up 82% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Households in Guilford County spend about $194.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $884 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $11.4M per shop, 17% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Guilford County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 14,648 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Guilford County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For oil change and quick-lube shops, Guilford County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #229 of 479 scored counties and #12 of 24 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Guilford 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 | Guilford County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $11.4M | $11.6M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,648 | 12,977 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.9% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $884 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,642 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 165
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1714 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Guilford 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 Guilford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 562,234+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 219,718
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 646 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 848
- Median household income
- $68,642+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,200
- Median home value
- $259,900
- Jobs located here
- 296,070
- Daytime population
- 603,586Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Guilford County marked.
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 |
| 12Guilford County, NC | 53 | 17 | 0.8 | $11.4M | +4.4% | #229 of 479 |
Other business types in Guilford 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 care48
- Auto repair shops49
- Collision repair and body shops60
- Car washes and detailing43
- Tire shops48
- Oil change and quick lube53
- Gas stations65
- Insurance agencies54
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 Guilford County, NC?
Guilford County has 17 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (82%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Guilford County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $194.3M a year, or $884 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $11.4M 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 219,718 households in Guilford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Guilford County, NC compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Guilford County 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 $11.4M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Guilford County would have about 14, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,648 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Guilford County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Guilford County at 562,234 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 219,718 households. The median household income in Guilford County is $68,642 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Guilford County scores 53 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #229 of 479 scored counties.
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