Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked gas & auto chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil Change and Circle K sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil Change | ▲1 | +12.8% |
| 2 | Circle K | - | +9.0% |
| 3 | O'Reilly Auto Parts | ▲2 | +5.9% |
| 4 | Sheetz | - | +5.7% |
| 5 | Quality Plus | ▲1 | +2.1% |
| 6 | Raceway | ▲1 | +1.7% |
| 7 | Valvoline Instant Oil Change | ▲3 | -0.7% |
| 8 | BP | ▲2 | -2.6% |
| 9 | Exxon | ▲2 | -2.7% |
| 10 | Sunoco | - | -6.3% |
| 11 | Shell | - | -8.4% |
| 12 | Cubbard Express | - | -13.9% |
| 13 | Mavis Discount Tire | - | -16.2% |
| 14 | Speedway | ▼1 | -17.6% |
| 15 | Citgo | - | -18.5% |
- Gas Stations & Convenience Stores
- Auto Parts Store
- Auto Repair Service
- Vehicle Service
- Car Dealer
- Car Wash
- Motorcycle Dealer
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
357 tracked store locations in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 74 of the 357 stores (21%); 168 of the 197 tracked chains have a single store here. 14% of the tracked gas & auto stores here are auto repair services, against 22% across North Carolina.
- Gas Stations & Convenience Stores (136)
- Auto Parts Store (60)
- Auto Repair Service (50)
- Vehicle Service (44)
- Car Dealer (28)
- Car Wash (22)
- Motorcycle Dealer (4)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Marathon 19
- 2 Shell 15
- 3 Exxon 15
- 4 O'Reilly Auto Parts 13
- 5 AutoZone 12
- 6 Advance Auto Parts 10
- 7 Speedway 9
- 8 BP 9
- 9 Circle K 8
- 10 Citgo 7
- 11 Cubbard Express 6
- 12 Murphy USA 6
- 13 NAPA Auto Parts 6
- 14 Valvoline Instant Oil Change 6
- 15 Mr. Tire Auto Service Centers 5
- 16 Sheetz 5
- 17 Sunoco 4
- 18 White Tire Center 4
- 19 Quality Plus 4
- 20 Mavis Discount Tire 4
- 21 Strickland Brothers 10 Minute Oil Change 4
- 22 76 3
- 23 Raceway 3
- 24 Enterprise Rent-A-Car 2
- 25 U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer 2
- 26 Hendrick Honda 2
- 27 Alray Tire Center 2
- 28 FleetPride 2
- 29 Sam's Xpress Car Wash 2
- 30 Fowler's Auto Service 1
- 31 Main Street Tire & Auto Repair 1
- 32 Terrell Camping Center 1
- 33 Rim Repair of Hickory 1
- 34 Cajah Mtn Quick Lube 1
- 35 Peak Auto Repair 1
- 36 Cell Phone Repair 1
- 37 Sig's Tire & Automotive 1
- 38 McCabe's Tire & Service 1
- 39 Hickory Nc 1
- 40 Springs Road Laser Wash 1
- 41 Taylorsville Tire 1
- 42 Startown Tire Center 1
- 43 Tint Shop NC 1
- 44 Ben's Country Corner 1
- 45 U-Go-Clean 1
- 46 Dave's Truck Parts 1
- 47 Street Source Auto 1
- 48 Mel's Superette 1
- 49 Castle Bridge Tire Center 1
- 50 Butch's Service Center 1
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