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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Lexington County, SC
How Lexington County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #243 of 479 scored counties
#8 of 16 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 14
- 12 chain locations (86%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $118.5M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $972 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.5M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,588
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $972 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Lexington County spend about $118.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $8.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 38% 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 14 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Lexington County as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 86%, against 73% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Lexington County classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 15,246 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Lexington County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lexington County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #243 of 479 scored counties and #8 of 16 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Lexington 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 | Lexington County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $8.5M | $10.5M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,246 | 13,155 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.0% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $972 | $907 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,408 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Lexington 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 Lexington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,588+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 121,964
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 699 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 436
- Median household income
- $77,408+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,803
- Median home value
- $234,500
- Jobs located here
- 142,688
- Daytime population
- 310,908Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Lexington County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Lexington 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 care47
- Auto repair shops47
- Collision repair and body shops50
- Car washes and detailing61
- Tire shops47
- Oil change and quick lube52
- Gas stations58
- Insurance agencies54
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 Lexington County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 oil change and quick-lube shops in Lexington County. 12 of them (86%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Lexington County, SC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $118.5M a year, or $972 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $8.5M 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 121,964 households in Lexington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lexington County, SC compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Lexington County has 1.1 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $8.5M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Lexington County would have about 9, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,246 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Lexington County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Lexington County at 317,588 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,964 households. Median household income in Lexington County is $77,408, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Lexington County scores 52 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #243 of 479 scored counties.
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