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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Maricopa County, AZ

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 80 out of 100: High

Ranked #9 of 479 scored counties
#2 of 6 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
105
93 chain locations (89%)
Official establishments
56
+19.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.8B
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,050 a household
Spending per listing
$17.3M
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.6
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,689,558
+5.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in Maricopa County is 80 (high), #9 of 479 scored counties and #2 of 6 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for oil change and quick-lube shops.

At $1,050 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Maricopa County spend about $1.8B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $17.3M per shop, 26% 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.

Maricopa County has 105 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 89% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Maricopa County was 56 in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 30,905 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $7M have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Maricopa County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Maricopa County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Maricopa County compares

The same measures for Arizona 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 Maricopa County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureMaricopa CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.60.60.7
Spending per listing$17.3M$18.1M$13.7M
Households per official establishment30,90524,41114,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.2%+11.4%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,050$1,037$958
Median household income$89,300$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score8073

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
47 → 56+19.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
405
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10593 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
132The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Maricopa 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 Maricopa County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
Households
1,730,696
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
9,202 sq. mi.
People per square mile
496
Median household income
$89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,023
Median home value
$452,800
Jobs located here
2,317,205
Daytime population
4,768,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across Arizona

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

Top counties in Arizona

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

Other business types in Maricopa 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 Maricopa County, AZ?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 105 oil change and quick-lube shops in Maricopa County. 93 of them (89%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Maricopa County, AZ spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $1.8B 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 105 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $17.3M 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 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Maricopa 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 $17.3M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 132, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 30,905 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Maricopa County scores 80 for oil change and quick-lube shops (high), #9 of 479 scored counties.

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