Market rankings · Alaska
Oil change and quick-lube shops in Alaska
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Alaska, ranked by the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 10
- 6 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $282.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 43% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $28.2M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #4 of 50
- Market score 75 · High
A site report maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Alaska has 10 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 60% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
At $1,043 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Alaska spend about $282.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 10 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $28.2M per shop, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $13.7M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Alaska was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 30,059 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Among 50 states, Alaska ranks #4 for oil change and quick-lube shops, with a Groundwork market score of 75 (high). The one scored metro area in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area, scores 83. Anchorage Municipality is the only scored county, at 73.
Every market in Alaska for oil change and quick-lube shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anchorage, AK | 83 | 6 | 0.4 | $27.4M | +1.9% | #4 of 290 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | Not scored | 2 | 0.6 | $19.6M | −1.4% |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juneau, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Ketchikan, AK | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $5.5M | −2.6% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anchorage Municipality, AK | 73 | 5 | 0.5 | $22.9M | −1.3% | #40 of 479 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 0.3 | $49.7M | +10.4% | |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | Not scored | 2 | 0.6 | $19.6M | −1.4% | |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 0.4 | $27.9M | +5.1% | |
| Juneau City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% | |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $5.5M | −2.6% | |
| Kodiak Island Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.0% | |
| North Slope Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.9% | |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.3% | |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% | |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.0% | |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.5% | |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.5% | |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.6% | |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.2% | |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.1% | |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.4% | |
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.6% | |
| Haines Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| Denali Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −10.7% | |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.2% | |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in Alaska?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 oil change and quick-lube shops in Alaska. 6 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in Alaska spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $282.1M a year, or $1,043 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $28.2M 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 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
Alaska has 0.4 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $28.2M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Alaska would have about 21, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 30,059 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The one scored metro area in or partly in Alaska is the Anchorage metro area, at 83 (high). The one scored county in Alaska is Anchorage Municipality, at 73 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Alaska scores 75 for oil change and quick-lube shops (high), #4 of 50 scored states.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. It maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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