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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 83 out of 100: High

Ranked #6 of 290 scored metro areas
#1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arizona

Listings
114
100 chain locations (88%)
Official establishments
61
+22.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2B
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,055 a household
Spending per listing
$17.5M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.6
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
5,228,938
+7.3% 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops, ranking #6 of 290 scored metro areas and #1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for oil change and quick-lube shops.

At $1,055 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area spend about $2B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $17.5M per shop, 27% 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area has 114 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 100 of them (88%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 61 businesses with payroll in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area classed as oil change and lubrication shops, up 22.0% from 2019. That is one for every 31,026 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 the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area grew 7.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasurePhoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro areaArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.60.60.7
Spending per listing$17.5M$18.1M$13.7M
Households per official establishment31,02624,41114,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+22.0%+11.4%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.3%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,055$1,037$958
Median household income$88,301$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score8373

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
61+22.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
472
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
114100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
145The 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 the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area, 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 the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
5,228,938+7.3% since 2020
Households
1,892,613
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
14,569 sq. mi.
People per square mile
345
Median household income
$88,301+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,261
Median home value
$440,900
Jobs located here
2,390,924
Daytime population
5,104,371Residents 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 metro areas in Arizona for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in Arizona, with the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Arizona

Metro areas in 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

Other business types in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area

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 the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 114 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area. 100 of them (88%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, up 22.0% from 2019.

How much do households in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $2B a year, or $1,055 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 114 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $17.5M 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 1,892,613 households in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area 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 $17.5M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area would have about 145, against 114 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 31,026 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area at 5,228,938 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,892,613 households. Median household income in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area is $88,301, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.2%, 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. The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area scores 83 for oil change and quick-lube shops (high), #6 of 290 scored metro areas.

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