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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Cherokee County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Cherokee County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 2 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $894 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.6M
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,275
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $894 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Cherokee County spend about $19.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $6.6M per shop, 52% 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.
Cherokee County has 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.4, twice the U.S. rate of 0.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Cherokee County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 5,516 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cherokee County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Cherokee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Cherokee County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Cherokee County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $6.6M | $10.5M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,516 | 13,155 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.0% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $894 | $907 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,288 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $954K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,275+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 22,063
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 393 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $50,288+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,479
- Median home value
- $142,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,680
- Daytime population
- 47,816Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, SC | 65 | 7 | 0.7 | $12.7M | +18.7% | #113 of 479 |
| 2Horry County, SC | 64 | 12 | 0.8 | $11.2M | +20.9% | #124 of 479 |
| 3Greenville County, SC | 60 | 15 | 0.7 | $13.5M | +10.6% | #155 of 479 |
| 4Richland County, SC | 59 | 10 | 0.6 | $13.8M | +4.6% | #164 of 479 |
| 5Charleston County, SC | 58 | 13 | 0.7 | $12.1M | +6.4% | #178 of 479 |
| 6Aiken County, SC | 58 | 6 | 0.9 | $11.3M | +7.3% | #181 of 479 |
| 7Beaufort County, SC | 53 | 6 | 0.7 | $12.3M | +8.9% | #228 of 479 |
| 8Lexington County, SC | 52 | 14 | 1.1 | $8.5M | +7.7% | #243 of 479 |
| 9Dorchester County, SC | 46 | 8 | 1.3 | $7.5M | +10.1% | #296 of 479 |
| 10Anderson County, SC | 46 | 11 | 1.3 | $7.2M | +7.7% | #297 of 479 |
| Cherokee County, SC | Not scored | 3 | 1.4 | $6.6M | +3.7% |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 care35
- Auto repair shops33
- Collision repair and body shops31
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops41
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations38
- Insurance agencies81
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 Cherokee County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in Cherokee County. 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 Cherokee County, SC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $19.7M a year, or $894 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $6.6M 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 22,063 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, SC compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Cherokee County has 1.4 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $6.6M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,516 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 58,275 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,063 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $50,288, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.3%, 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. Cherokee County 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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