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Oil change and quick-lube shops in the Salinas, CA metro area
The oil change and quick-lube shops in the Salinas, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #35 of 290 scored metro areas
#8 of 22 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 6
- 5 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $160.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,214 a household
- Spending per listing
- $26.8M
- 95% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,729
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 oil change and quick-lube shops in the Salinas metro area. Chain locations make up 83% of them, against 73% across the U.S. That comes to 0.5 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Salinas metro area comes to about $160.8M a year: $1,214 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. That is about $26.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 95% above 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 8 businesses with payroll in the Salinas metro area classed as oil change and lubrication shops. That is one for every 16,561 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Salinas metro area declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for oil change and quick-lube shops in the Salinas metro area is 72 (upper middle), #35 of 290 scored metro areas and #8 of 22 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Salinas 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 | Salinas metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $26.8M | $20M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 16,561 | 16,685 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.0% | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,214 | $1,122 | $958 |
| Median household income | $97,230 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 87
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 65 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Salinas 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 Salinas metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,729−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 132,489
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 133
- Median household income
- $97,230+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,514
- Median home value
- $781,000
- Jobs located here
- 167,373
- Daytime population
- 429,093Residents 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 Salinas 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 Salinas 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 care52
- Auto repair shops46
- Collision repair and body shops35
- Car washes and detailing70
- Tire shops46
- Oil change and quick lube72
- Gas stations53
- Insurance agencies50
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 Salinas, CA metro area?
The Salinas metro area has 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in 2023.
How much do households in the Salinas, CA metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $160.8M a year, or $1,214 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $26.8M 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 132,489 households in the Salinas metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Salinas, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops?
The Salinas metro area has 0.5 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $26.8M, 95% above the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, the Salinas metro area would have about 12, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,561 households, against one for every 14,222 across the U.S.
How fast is the Salinas, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Salinas metro area at 433,729 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 132,489 households. The median household income in the Salinas metro area is $97,230 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. 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 Salinas metro area scores 72 for oil change and quick-lube shops (upper middle), #35 of 290 scored metro areas.
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