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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Too few small-town markets have 5 or more listings to score them against each other.
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $54.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $990 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.9M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,647
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Eureka-Arcata area. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 73% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
At $990 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in the Eureka-Arcata area spend about $54.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 5 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $10.9M per shop, 21% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in the Eureka-Arcata area classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 10,984 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Eureka-Arcata area declined 3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Too few small-town markets have 5 or more oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings to score them against each other.
How the Eureka-Arcata area compares
The same measures for California 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.
| Measure | Eureka-Arcata area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $10.9M | $20M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,984 | 16,685 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.0% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $990 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,160 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Eureka-Arcata 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 Eureka-Arcata area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,647−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 54,922
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $61,160+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,194
- Median home value
- $446,900
- Jobs located here
- 48,178
- Daytime population
- 133,286Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care53
- Auto repair shops52
- Collision repair and body shops58
- Car washes and detailing47
- Tire shops65
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies61
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area?
The Eureka-Arcata area has 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in the Eureka-Arcata, CA area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $54.4M a year, or $990 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $10.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,922 households in the Eureka-Arcata area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Eureka-Arcata, CA area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Eureka-Arcata area has 0.9 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $10.9M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Eureka-Arcata area would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,984 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is the Eureka-Arcata, CA area growing?
Population estimates put the Eureka-Arcata area at 131,647 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,922 households. The median household income in the Eureka-Arcata area is $61,160 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. Too few small-town markets have 5 or more oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings to score them against each other.
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