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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Sumner County, TN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #94 of 479 scored counties
#1 of 12 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
5
4 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$82.5M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,050 a household
Spending per listing
$16.5M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.6
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
215,538
+9.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 oil change and quick-lube shops in Sumner County. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Households in Sumner County spend about $82.5M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,050 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $16.5M per shop, 20% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Sumner County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 11,226 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sumner County grew 9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For oil change and quick-lube shops, Sumner County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #94 of 479 scored counties and #1 of 12 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Sumner 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Sumner County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureSumner CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.60.90.7
Spending per listing$16.5M$11.1M$13.7M
Households per official establishment11,22611,34214,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+29.0%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,050$944$958
Median household income$90,301$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score6738

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 7
Employees, 2023
93
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
54 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Sumner 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 Sumner County

Population, 2025 estimate
215,538+9.2% since 2020
Households
78,582
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
530 sq. mi.
People per square mile
386
Median household income
$90,301+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,861
Median home value
$393,100
Jobs located here
61,310
Daytime population
168,009Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Tennessee

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

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumner County, TN6750.6$16.5M+9.2%#94 of 479
2Blount County, TN6150.9$11.6M+6.0%#149 of 479
3Williamson County, TN6080.9$13.2M+9.0%#156 of 479
4Wilson County, TN5661.0$10.5M+17.8%#205 of 479
5Montgomery County, TN4880.9$10.5M+13.0%#269 of 479
6Rutherford County, TN45141.1$9.3M+12.6%#303 of 479
7Davidson County, TN44220.7$12.3M+4.2%#306 of 479
8Sullivan County, TN43101.5$6.4M+3.5%#320 of 479
9Maury County, TN4371.7$5.9M+16.0%#321 of 479
10Knox County, TN36251.2$7.4M+6.5%#364 of 479

Other business types in Sumner 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 Sumner County, TN?

Sumner County has 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in Sumner County, TN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $82.5M a year, or $1,050 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $16.5M 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 78,582 households in Sumner County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sumner 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 $16.5M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Sumner County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,226 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Sumner County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Sumner County at 215,538 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,582 households. The median household income in Sumner County is $90,301 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% 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. Sumner County scores 67 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #94 of 479 scored counties.

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