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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Shelby County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Shelby County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #418 of 479 scored counties
#12 of 12 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 30
- 28 chain locations (93%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +29.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $296.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $817 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.9M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 910,226
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For oil change and quick-lube shops, Shelby County has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #418 of 479 scored counties and #12 of 12 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $817 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Shelby County spend about $296.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $9.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 28% 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.
Shelby County has 30 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 93%, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.8, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Shelby County classed as oil change and lubrication shops, up 29.2% from 2019. That is one for every 11,701 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $14K has gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Shelby County. Population estimates show Shelby County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Shelby County compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Shelby County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $9.9M | $11.1M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,701 | 11,342 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +29.2% | +29.0% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $817 | $944 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,767 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 31+29.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 311
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3028 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $14K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 910,226−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 362,741
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,221
- Median household income
- $63,767+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,646
- Median home value
- $249,100
- Jobs located here
- 497,377
- Daytime population
- 1,001,197Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumner County, TN | 67 | 5 | 0.6 | $16.5M | +9.2% | #94 of 479 |
| 2Blount County, TN | 61 | 5 | 0.9 | $11.6M | +6.0% | #149 of 479 |
| 3Williamson County, TN | 60 | 8 | 0.9 | $13.2M | +9.0% | #156 of 479 |
| 4Wilson County, TN | 56 | 6 | 1.0 | $10.5M | +17.8% | #205 of 479 |
| 5Montgomery County, TN | 48 | 8 | 0.9 | $10.5M | +13.0% | #269 of 479 |
| 6Rutherford County, TN | 45 | 14 | 1.1 | $9.3M | +12.6% | #303 of 479 |
| 7Davidson County, TN | 44 | 22 | 0.7 | $12.3M | +4.2% | #306 of 479 |
| 8Sullivan County, TN | 43 | 10 | 1.5 | $6.4M | +3.5% | #320 of 479 |
| 9Maury County, TN | 43 | 7 | 1.7 | $5.9M | +16.0% | #321 of 479 |
| 10Knox County, TN | 36 | 25 | 1.2 | $7.4M | +6.5% | #364 of 479 |
| 12Shelby County, TN | 27 | 30 | 0.8 | $9.9M | −2.1% | #418 of 479 |
Other business types in Shelby 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 care39
- Auto repair shops38
- Collision repair and body shops43
- Car washes and detailing44
- Tire shops30
- Oil change and quick lube27
- Gas stations31
- Insurance agencies39
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 Shelby County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 oil change and quick-lube shops in Shelby County. 28 of them (93%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, up 29.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Shelby County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $296.4M a year, or $817 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $9.9M 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 362,741 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, TN compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Shelby County has 0.8 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $9.9M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Shelby County would have about 22, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,701 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 910,226 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 362,741 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $63,767, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Shelby County scores 27 for oil change and quick-lube shops (lower middle), #418 of 479 scored counties.
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