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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Washington, NC area
The oil change and quick-lube shops in the Washington, NC area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $917 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.9M
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,670
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Washington area comes to about $17.8M a year: $917 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.9M per shop, 57% 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 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in the Washington area as of September 2026. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in the Washington area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Washington area held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, the Washington area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Washington area 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 | Washington area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $5.9M | $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 | 0.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $917 | $939 | $958 |
| Median household income | $58,357 | $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
- 31 chain location
- 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 the Washington 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 Washington area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,6700.0% since 2020
- Households
- 19,385
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 833 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $58,357+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,141
- Median home value
- $192,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,163
- Daytime population
- 41,743Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardOther business types in the Washington 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 care28
- Auto repair shops25
- Collision repair and body shops24
- Car washes and detailing29
- Tire shops54
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations66
- Insurance agencies47
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 Washington, NC area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Washington area. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in the Washington area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Washington, NC area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $17.8M a year, or $917 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $5.9M 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 19,385 households in the Washington area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Washington, NC area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Washington area has 1.5 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $5.9M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Washington area would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is the Washington, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Washington area at 44,670 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,385 households. Median household income in the Washington area is $58,357, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Washington area has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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