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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Kings County, CA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
2 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$47.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,085 a household
Spending per listing
$23.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
154,327
+1.0% 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

Households in Kings County spend about $47.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,085 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $23.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops.

There are 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Kings County as of September 2026. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Kings County in 2023. That is one for every 11,013 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kings County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Kings County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Kings County 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.

Oil change and quick lube in Kings County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureKings CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.50.60.7
Spending per listing$23.9M$20M$13.7M
Households per official establishment11,01316,68514,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.0%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,085$1,122$958
Median household income$70,995$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
22 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 Kings 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 Kings County

Population, 2025 estimate
154,327+1.0% since 2020
Households
44,052
Median age
32.8
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,391 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$70,995+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,359
Median home value
$324,300
Jobs located here
45,618
Daytime population
145,293Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Oil change and quick lube across California

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

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for oil change and quick-lube shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Placer County, CA9190.6$21.2M+8.9%#1 of 479
2Merced County, CA7850.6$19.1M+5.1%#18 of 479
3San Joaquin County, CA78160.7$18.7M+5.5%#19 of 479
4Riverside County, CA76520.7$18.5M+5.0%#28 of 479
5Santa Barbara County, CA7550.3$34.4M−1.4%#31 of 479
6Santa Clara County, CA75280.4$28.4M−0.9%#32 of 479
7Monterey County, CA7260.5$26.8M−1.5%#45 of 479
8El Dorado County, CA7260.8$16.3M+0.6%#50 of 479
9San Mateo County, CA71140.5$22.7M−2.5%#54 of 479
10Sonoma County, CA71100.5$22.6M−0.4%#55 of 479
Kings County, CANot scored20.5$23.9M+1.0%

Other business types in Kings 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 Kings County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 oil change and quick-lube shops in Kings County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.

How much do households in Kings County, CA spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $47.8M a year, or $1,085 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $23.9M 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 44,052 households in Kings County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kings County has 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Kings County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,013 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.

How fast is Kings County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Kings County at 154,327 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,052 households. Median household income in Kings County is $70,995, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. Kings County has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kings County. It maps the oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for oil change and quick-lube shops · All 56 business types in Kings County

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