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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Hertford County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Hertford County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $942 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.8M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 19,015
- −11.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Hertford County comes to about $7.8M a year: $942 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
Hertford County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in Hertford County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hertford County declined 11.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, Hertford County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Hertford 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 | Hertford County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $7.8M | $11.6M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 12,977 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.9% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −11.2% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $942 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $45,537 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 45 |
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
- 10 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 Hertford 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 Hertford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,015−11.2% since 2020
- Households
- 8,285
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 353 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $45,537+11.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,190
- Median home value
- $119,200
- Jobs located here
- 8,461
- Daytime population
- 20,833Residents 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 Hertford 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 |
| Hertford County, NC | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $7.8M | −11.2% |
Other business types in Hertford 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 care34
- Auto repair shops34
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops13
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations27
- Insurance agencies59
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 Hertford County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 oil change or quick-lube shop in Hertford County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Hertford County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hertford County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.8M a year, or $942 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, it comes to $7.8M 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 8,285 households in Hertford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hertford County, NC compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Hertford County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending.
How fast is Hertford County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Hertford County at 19,015 people in 2025, down 11.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,285 households. Median household income in Hertford County is $45,537, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.0%, 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. Hertford County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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