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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Arizona

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Arizona, ranked by the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
164
144 chain locations (88%)
Official establishments
117
+11.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3B
On vehicle maintenance and repairs
Listings per 10k households
0.6
14% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$18.1M
32% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#7 of 50
Market score 73 · Upper middle

A site report maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings around any address in Arizona by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 164 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Arizona as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 88% of them, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Arizona comes to about $3B a year: $1,037 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 164 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $18.1M per shop, 32% above 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 Arizona was 117 in 2023, up 11.4% from 2019. That is one for every 24,411 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 12.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $9.5M have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Arizona.

Among 50 states, Arizona ranks #7 for oil change and quick-lube shops, with a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Arizona, the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area scores highest (83). Among 6 scored counties, Pinal County scores highest (90).

Every market in Arizona for oil change and quick-lube shops

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Arizona, 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

Metro areas reaching Arizona, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ831140.6$17.5M+7.3%#6 of 290
2Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ7860.5$20.4M+6.5%#14 of 290
3Tucson, AZ75160.4$26.2M+2.8%#26 of 290
4Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ6270.7$15M+6.5%#82 of 290
5Yuma, AZ6160.8$12.8M+9.2%#90 of 290
Flagstaff, AZNot scored40.7$14.7M−0.6%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZNot scored40.8$13.5M+0.6%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Arizona, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Show Low, AZNot scored20.5$19.6M+3.0%
Payson, AZNot scored31.3$8M+0.9%
Nogales, AZNot scored10.6$18.3M+4.8%
Safford, AZNot scored00.0n/a+4.0%

Counties

Counties in Arizona, ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ9090.6$19.8M+25.4%#2 of 479
2Maricopa County, AZ801050.6$17.3M+5.5%#9 of 479
3Yavapai County, AZ7660.5$20.4M+6.5%#27 of 479
4Pima County, AZ74160.4$26.2M+2.8%#36 of 479
5Mohave County, AZ6370.7$15M+6.5%#125 of 479
6Yuma County, AZ6060.8$12.8M+9.2%#157 of 479
Coconino County, AZNot scored40.7$14.7M−0.6%
Cochise County, AZNot scored40.8$13.5M+0.6%
Navajo County, AZNot scored20.5$19.6M+3.0%
Apache County, AZNot scored00.0n/a−2.2%
Gila County, AZNot scored31.3$8M+0.9%
Santa Cruz County, AZNot scored10.6$18.3M+4.8%
Graham County, AZNot scored00.0n/a+4.0%
La Paz County, AZNot scored11.1$8.8M+0.9%
Greenlee County, AZNot scored00.0n/a−2.3%

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 Arizona?

As of September 2026, map listings count 164 oil change and quick-lube shops in Arizona. 144 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 117 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, up 11.4% from 2019.

How much do households in Arizona spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $3B a year, or $1,037 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 164 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $18.1M 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 2,856,081 households in Arizona and national spending patterns by income.

How does Arizona compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Arizona 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 $18.1M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Arizona would have about 216, against 164 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 24,411 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Arizona has the highest market score for oil change and quick-lube shops?

Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Arizona, the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area scores highest, at 83 (high). Among 6 scored counties in Arizona, Pinal County scores highest, at 90 (very high). 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. Arizona scores 73 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #7 of 50 scored states.

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