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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Spartanburg County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Spartanburg County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #325 of 479 scored counties
#13 of 16 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
13
9 chain locations (69%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$124.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $945 a household
Spending per listing
$9.6M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
380,857
+15.6% 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

At $945 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Spartanburg County spend about $124.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 13 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $9.6M per shop, 30% 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.

Spartanburg County has 13 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 69%, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Spartanburg County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 7,315 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Spartanburg County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Spartanburg County grew 15.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Spartanburg County is 42 (lower middle), #325 of 479 scored counties and #13 of 16 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Spartanburg 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Spartanburg County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureSpartanburg CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.00.90.7
Spending per listing$9.6M$10.5M$13.7M
Households per official establishment7,31513,15514,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.0%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+15.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$945$907$958
Median household income$66,234$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score4240

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 18
Employees, 2023
258
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
139 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
1
Amount
$350K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg County

Population, 2025 estimate
380,857+15.6% since 2020
Households
131,672
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
808 sq. mi.
People per square mile
430
Median household income
$66,234+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,467
Median home value
$233,300
Jobs located here
159,818
Daytime population
349,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across South Carolina

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

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, SC6570.7$12.7M+18.7%#113 of 479
2Horry County, SC64120.8$11.2M+20.9%#124 of 479
3Greenville County, SC60150.7$13.5M+10.6%#155 of 479
4Richland County, SC59100.6$13.8M+4.6%#164 of 479
5Charleston County, SC58130.7$12.1M+6.4%#178 of 479
6Aiken County, SC5860.9$11.3M+7.3%#181 of 479
7Beaufort County, SC5360.7$12.3M+8.9%#228 of 479
8Lexington County, SC52141.1$8.5M+7.7%#243 of 479
9Dorchester County, SC4681.3$7.5M+10.1%#296 of 479
10Anderson County, SC46111.3$7.2M+7.7%#297 of 479
13Spartanburg County, SC42131.0$9.6M+15.6%#325 of 479

Other business types in Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg County, SC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 oil change and quick-lube shops in Spartanburg County. 9 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in Spartanburg County, SC spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $124.4M a year, or $945 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $9.6M 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 131,672 households in Spartanburg County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Spartanburg County has 1.0 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $9.6M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Spartanburg County would have about 9, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,315 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Spartanburg County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Spartanburg County at 380,857 people in 2025, up 15.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 131,672 households. Median household income in Spartanburg County is $66,234, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Spartanburg County scores 42 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #325 of 479 scored counties.

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