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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Pitt County, NC

The oil change and quick-lube shops in Pitt County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #295 of 479 scored counties
#15 of 24 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
7
6 chain locations (86%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$61.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $821 a household
Spending per listing
$8.7M
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
182,936
+5.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Pitt County spend about $61.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $821 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $8.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 36% 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.

Pitt 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. That comes to 0.9 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Pitt County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 18,633 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Pitt County.

Population estimates show Pitt County grew 5.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Pitt County is 46 (lower middle), #295 of 479 scored counties and #15 of 24 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Pitt 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Pitt County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasurePitt CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.90.80.7
Spending per listing$8.7M$11.6M$13.7M
Households per official establishment18,63312,97714,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.9%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.4%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$821$939$958
Median household income$58,188$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4645

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 4
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
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
5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$350K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Pitt 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 Pitt County

Population, 2025 estimate
182,936+5.4% since 2020
Households
74,533
Median age
35.8
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
652 sq. mi.
People per square mile
272
Median household income
$58,188+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,802
Median home value
$208,900
Jobs located here
82,213
Daytime population
183,443Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Pitt County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Durham County, NC7450.4$23.3M+7.7%#37 of 479
2Union County, NC7080.9$12.1M+11.7%#74 of 479
3Brunswick County, NC6960.9$11.1M+26.5%#81 of 479
4Johnston County, NC6760.7$15.2M+17.9%#95 of 479
5Gaston County, NC6580.9$10.9M+7.8%#115 of 479
6Catawba County, NC6360.9$10.9M+5.8%#131 of 479
7Wake County, NC60270.6$16.2M+11.2%#152 of 479
8Randolph County, NC5850.9$11.7M+3.5%#180 of 479
9Rowan County, NC5761.0$9.6M+5.6%#195 of 479
10Onslow County, NC5660.8$11.4M+6.0%#202 of 479
15Pitt County, NC4670.9$8.7M+5.4%#295 of 479

Other business types in Pitt County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in Pitt County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 oil change and quick-lube shops in Pitt County. 6 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in Pitt County, NC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $61.2M a year, or $821 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $8.7M 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 74,533 households in Pitt County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pitt County, NC compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Pitt County has 0.9 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $8.7M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Pitt County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,633 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Pitt County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Pitt County at 182,936 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,533 households. Median household income in Pitt County is $58,188, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. Pitt County scores 46 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #295 of 479 scored counties.

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