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

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for oil change and quick-lube shops in Nevada 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
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$50.9M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,188 a household
Spending per listing
$25.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
101,911
−0.4% 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 Nevada County spend about $50.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,188 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That works out to $25.5M per shop. 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 Nevada County as of September 2026. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for oil change and lubrication shops in Nevada County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Nevada County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Nevada County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Nevada 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 Nevada County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureNevada CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.50.60.7
Spending per listing$25.5M$20M$13.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a16,68514,222
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.0%+12.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,188$1,122$958
Median household income$89,882$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
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 Nevada 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 Nevada County

Population, 2025 estimate
101,911−0.4% since 2020
Households
42,865
Median age
49.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
958 sq. mi.
People per square mile
107
Median household income
$89,882+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,444
Median home value
$621,800
Jobs located here
31,275
Daytime population
94,590Residents 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 Nevada 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
Nevada County, CANot scored20.5$25.5M−0.4%

Other business types in Nevada 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 Nevada County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 oil change and quick-lube shops in Nevada County. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Nevada County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $50.9M a year, or $1,188 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $25.5M 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 42,865 households in Nevada County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nevada 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, Nevada County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Nevada County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Nevada County at 101,911 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 42,865 households. Median household income in Nevada County is $89,882, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.0%, 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. Nevada 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 Nevada 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 Nevada County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Nevada County?

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