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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Athens County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Athens County, OH, 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
$24M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,042 a household
Spending per listing
$24M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
63,197
+1.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 oil change or quick-lube shop in Athens County. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households.

At $1,042 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Athens County spend about $24M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $24M of household spending for each shop on map listings. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Athens County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Athens County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, Athens County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Athens County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Athens County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureAthens CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.40.80.7
Spending per listing$24M$13.2M$13.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a15,89314,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.1%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,042$1,033$958
Median household income$56,001$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

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
2The 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 Athens 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 Athens County

Population, 2025 estimate
63,197+1.3% since 2020
Households
23,014
Median age
37.4
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
122
Median household income
$56,001+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,858
Median home value
$185,000
Jobs located here
18,702
Daytime population
59,780Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Ohio

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

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fairfield County, OH7950.8$14.7M+6.5%#15 of 479
2Warren County, OH7760.7$19.6M+5.7%#22 of 479
3Lorain County, OH7780.6$17.1M+3.1%#23 of 479
4Delaware County, OH7770.9$15M+12.5%#24 of 479
5Greene County, OH6860.9$12.9M+3.7%#92 of 479
6Butler County, OH6690.6$18.7M+2.4%#103 of 479
7Trumbull County, OH6150.6$16.8M−1.3%#146 of 479
8Clermont County, OH59101.2$10M+3.9%#169 of 479
9Franklin County, OH57390.7$13.6M+2.8%#189 of 479
10Medina County, OH5771.0$12.7M+1.3%#190 of 479
Athens County, OHNot scored10.4$24M+1.3%

Other business types in Athens 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 Athens County, OH?

There is 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings in Athens County as of September 2026. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Athens County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Athens County, OH spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $24M a year, or $1,042 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, it comes to $24M 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 23,014 households in Athens County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Athens County has 1 oil change or quick-lube shop on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Athens County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Athens County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Athens County at 63,197 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,014 households. The median household income in Athens County is $56,001 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Athens 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?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Athens County. It maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for oil change and quick-lube shops · All 56 business types in Athens County

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