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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Richland County, SC
The oil change and quick-lube shops in Richland County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #164 of 479 scored counties
#4 of 16 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 10
- 10 chain locations (100%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $137.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.8M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 434,956
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 oil change and quick-lube shops in Richland County. All of them are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Households in Richland County spend about $137.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $821 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $13.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $13.7M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Richland County in 2023. That is one for every 20,995 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Richland County grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For oil change and quick-lube shops, Richland County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #164 of 479 scored counties and #4 of 16 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Richland 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 | Richland County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $13.8M | $10.5M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 20,995 | 13,155 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.0% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $821 | $907 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,784 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1010 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Richland 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 Richland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 434,956+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 167,961
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 757 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 557
- Median household income
- $63,784+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,966
- Median home value
- $242,800
- Jobs located here
- 234,516
- Daytime population
- 484,051Residents 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 Richland 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 Richland 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 care55
- Auto repair shops57
- Collision repair and body shops55
- Car washes and detailing49
- Tire shops39
- Oil change and quick lube59
- Gas stations56
- Insurance agencies44
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 Richland County, SC?
Richland County has 10 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (100%) 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 Richland County, SC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $137.9M 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 10 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $13.8M 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 167,961 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richland County, SC compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Richland County has 0.6 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $13.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,995 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is Richland County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Richland County at 434,956 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 167,961 households. The median household income in Richland County is $63,784 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.5% 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. Richland County scores 59 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #164 of 479 scored counties.
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