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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Fresno, CA metro area
How the Fresno, CA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #34 of 290 scored metro areas
#7 of 22 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 24
- 20 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $406.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,099 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.9M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,203,383
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Fresno metro area comes to about $406.8M a year: $1,099 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 24 oil change and quick-lube shops, that is $16.9M per shop, 23% 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 Fresno metro area has 24 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 83% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in the Fresno metro area classed as oil change and lubrication shops, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 16,822 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Fresno metro area.
Population estimates show the Fresno metro area grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Fresno metro area is 73 (upper middle), #34 of 290 scored metro areas and #7 of 22 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Fresno metro 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 | Fresno metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $16.9M | $20M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 16,822 | 16,685 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.3% | +17.0% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,099 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $74,468 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22−4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 196
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2420 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops in the Fresno 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 Fresno metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,203,383+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 370,081
- Median age
- 34.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 8,095 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $74,468
- Average household income
- $100,662
- Median home value
- $389,400
- Jobs located here
- 466,033
- Daytime population
- 1,171,895Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in California for oil change and quick-lube shops, numbered among those based in California, with the Fresno metro area marked.
Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Merced, CA | 80 | 5 | 0.6 | $19.1M | +5.1% | #9 of 290 |
| 2Stockton-Lodi, CA | 78 | 16 | 0.7 | $18.7M | +5.5% | #15 of 290 |
| 3Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 77 | 5 | 0.3 | $34.4M | −1.4% | #17 of 290 |
| 4San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 76 | 29 | 0.4 | $28.5M | −0.6% | #21 of 290 |
| 5Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 76 | 56 | 0.6 | $17.7M | +3.2% | #23 of 290 |
| 6Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 74 | 97 | 0.7 | $18.4M | +3.5% | #30 of 290 |
| 7Fresno, CA | 73 | 24 | 0.6 | $16.9M | +3.2% | #34 of 290 |
| 8Salinas, CA | 72 | 6 | 0.5 | $26.8M | −1.5% | #35 of 290 |
| 9Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 72 | 10 | 0.5 | $22.6M | −0.4% | #37 of 290 |
| 10Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 71 | 210 | 0.5 | $23.1M | −2.6% | #41 of 290 |
Other business types in the Fresno metro area
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 care47
- Auto repair shops47
- Collision repair and body shops57
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops44
- Oil change and quick lube73
- Gas stations50
- Insurance agencies39
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 Fresno, CA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Fresno metro area. 20 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Fresno, CA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $406.8M a year, or $1,099 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $16.9M 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 370,081 households in the Fresno metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fresno, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Fresno 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 $16.9M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Fresno metro area would have about 30, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,822 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +12.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Fresno, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Fresno metro area at 1,203,383 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 370,081 households. Median household income in the Fresno metro area is $74,468, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Fresno metro area scores 73 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #34 of 290 scored metro areas.
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